: to give strength or stiffness to (as with buckram)
2
archaic: to make pretentious
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Most albums come with silk, linen, leather or buckram covers, and endless embossing options. Sara Clemence, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2017 What is the hair going to be made of? (Paper, tulle, polyester fiberfill, and buckram are popular options; the Saint Louis Art Museum’s current menswear show uses suit interfacing, a clever tailoring twist.) Kimberly Chrisman-campbell, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2017
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English bukeram, from Anglo-French bokeram, from Old French bougherant, probably ultimately from Bokhara (Bukhara, Uzbekistan)