- a stiff cotton fabric for interlinings, book bindings, etc.
- stiffness of manner; extreme preciseness or formality.
- to strengthen with buckram.
- to give a false appearance of importance, value, or strength to.
- cotton or linen cloth stiffened with size, etc, used in lining or stiffening clothes, bookbinding, etc
- (as modifier)
- stiffness of manner
- to stiffen with buckram
