buckram

adjectivenounverb /bəkrəm/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 17 WWF 21

Definitions

adjective

rigidly formal

“his prose has a buckram quality”

noun

a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing

verb

stiffen with or as with buckram

“buckram the skirt”

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