| NOUN | artifact | buckram | a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | change | buckram | stiffen with or as with buckram |
| ADJECTIVE | all | buckram, starchy, stiff | rigidly formal |
| Meaning | rigidly formal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his prose has a buckram quality" | |
| Synonyms | starchy, stiff | |
| Broader | formal | In accord / accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) |
| Spanish | formal, serio | |
| Catalan | formal | |
| Meaning | A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | fabric, cloth, material, textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting / crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
| Spanish | bucarán | |
| Verbs | buckram | stiffen with or as with buckram |
| Meaning | stiffen with or as with buckram. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "buckram the skirt" | |
| Broader | stiffen | make stiff or stiffer |
| Spanish | poner entretela | |
| Nouns | buckram | a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue |
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