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Rarebuckram
The correct spelling is buckram.
How to pronounce buckram
noun
IPA: /ˈbʌkɹəm/
Say it like: Buk-ram
The correct spelling is buckram. A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
- 2.A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
verb
- 1.To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
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