buckram
Collocations
3ADJ.
binding, dark, green, white
PREP.
from, in, with
ADV.
probably
Definitions
noun
A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
Four rogues in buckram let drive at me—
Buckram was probably from the first a stiffened material employed for lining, often dyed.
A crab that has just molted; a papershell.
verb
To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
noun
A plant of species Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
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3Four rogues in buckram let drive at me—
WiktionaryBuckram was probably from the first a stiffened material employed for lining, often dyed.
WiktionaryThe binding is white buckram, with dark green cloth sides richly gilt.
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