What does "buckram" mean?
Buckram: (Bot.) A plant. See Ramson. Dr. Prior.
Additional senses
- 2.Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.
- 3.Stiff; precise. "Buckram dames." Brooke.
- 4.To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. Cowper. BUCK'S-HORN Buck's"-horn`, n. (Bot.) A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (Plantago Coronopus); also, Lobelia coronopifolia.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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