buckram
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(verb) stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt" |
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Related Words: stiffen |
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| 2. |
(noun) a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing |
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Related Words: cloth, fabric, material, textile |
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(satellite adjective) rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" |
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Synonyms: starchy, stiff |
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