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buckram

/'bəkrəm/

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adjective
rigidly formal
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"his prose has a buckram quality"

Similar:

starchy stiff formal
noun
a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
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type of:
cloth fabric material textile
verb
stiffen with or as with buckram
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"buckram the skirt"

type of:
stiffen

Examples of buckram

"his prose has a buckram quality"
"buckram the skirt"