Meaning
1 sensesTo stiffen with or as if with buckram.
stiffen with or as with buckram
Examples
1 sentencesThe binding is white buckram, with dark green cloth sides richly gilt.
Origin
From Middle English bukeram (“fine linen”), from Anglo-Norman bokeram, from Old French boqFrom Middle English bukeram (“fine linen”), from Anglo-Norman bokeram, from Old French boquerant, bougherant (“fine cloth”), bougueran, probably ultimately from Bokhara, a city in southeastern Uzbekistan.
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Forms
buckrams, buckraming, buckramed, buckramed| Base form | buckram · to buckram |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | buckrams |
| Present participle | buckraming |
| Past simple | buckramed / buckrammed |
| Past participle | buckramed / buckrammed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.