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buckram Definition

buck·ram (buk′rəm)

noun

  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 formality

Etymology: ME bokeram < OFr bouquerant; prob. after Bukhara, city in Uzbekistan

adjective

  1. of or like buckram
  2. Now Rare stiff; formal

transitive verb

to stiffen with buckram

buckram Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • black: This box is covered in moisture resistant black library buckram.
  • red: The book is bound in red buckram, with silver foil title in the manner of a journal book of the times.
  • green: The back of the clocks is fixed with brass screws and hand bound in dark green library buckram.