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buckram
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[ˈbʌkrəm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- coarse linen or other cloth stiffened with gum or paste, and used as interfacing and in bookbinding
(e.g: our sewn bindings incorporate buckram and leather)
Phrases:
- men in buckram
Origin
:
Middle English (denoting a kind of fine linen or cotton cloth): from Old French boquerant, perhaps from Bukhara in central Asia
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