bokeram
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bokram — bokeram, bokram obs. ff. buckram … Useful english dictionary
Buckram — Buck ram, n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F. bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG. boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat s hair), or fr. F. bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See {Buck}, {Barracan}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buckram — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bukeram, from Anglo French bokeram, from Old French bougherant, probably ultimately from Bokhara (Bukhara, Uzbekistan) Date: 15th century 1. a stiff finished heavily sized fabric of cotton or linen used for… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Buckram — is a stiff cloth, made of cotton, and still occasionally linen, which is used to cover and protect books. Buckram can also be used to stiffen clothes. Modern buckrams have been stiffened by soaking in a substance, usually now pyroxylin, to fill… … Wikipedia
buckram — /ˈbʌkrəm / (say bukruhm) noun 1. stiff cotton fabric for interlining, binding books, etc. 2. stiffness of manner; extreme preciseness or formality. –verb (t) (buckramed, buckraming) 3. to strengthen with buckram. 4. to give (a person, etc.) a… …
buckram — [buk′rəm] n. [ME bokeram < OFr bouquerant; prob. after Bukhara, city in Uzbekistan] 1. a coarse cotton or linen cloth stiffened with glue or other size, for use in bookbinding, for lining or stiffening clothes, etc. 2. Archaic stiffness or… … English World dictionary
