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buckram Definition


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buckram
noun
    1. Cotton or linen stiffened with size2, used to line clothes or cover books, etc.
Etymology: 13c as bukeram, meaning ‘a fine cotton or linen fabric': perhaps ultimately named after Bukhara, a town in central Asia once noted for its textiles.



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