buckram
- noun
- /ˈbʌkrəm/
- Specialized
:
buckram
- The book was bound in buckram, giving it a sturdy and long-lasting cover.
Examples
-
doesn't appear to be buckram and the meaning of the design on the front cover, which is not obvious, at least not to me.
Blog text (17) -
He had an indulgent-looking face and blue-gray eyes that recalled the color of the buckram on my compact OED.
Fiction book (2002) -
The walnut bookcase was neatly lined with age-darkened buckram spines—a certain cure for even the most hopeless insomniac, no doubt.
Fiction book (1998) -
She chose a buckram fabric to make the hat stiff and hold its shape during the event.
-
The library's rare books were protected with buckram bindings to ensure their preservation.
Synonyms
A stiff rough cloth made from silk mixed with wool and often hardened with gum
How Stiff
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buckram is named after the city Bukhara in Central Asia, which was known for strong woven cloth, and so the word came to mean a coarse, stiff fabric used for book covers and to give clothes shape.