buckram

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

BUCK'RAM, noun A coarse linen cloth, stiffened with glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover cloths, and other merchandize. BUCK'RAM, adjective Stiff; precise.
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