Elaine Dodge 7th August 2019 at 8:04 am That’s a very archaic meaning of buckram. It comes from the fact that buckram is actually a coarse cotton or linen fabric heavily sized with glue, used for stiffening garments and in bookbinding.
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That’s a very archaic meaning of buckram. It comes from the fact that buckram is actually a coarse cotton or linen fabric heavily sized with glue, used for stiffening garments and in bookbinding.
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