5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ramson \Ram"son\, n. [AS. hramsan pl., akin to G. rams, Sw
rams, ramsl["o]k; cf Gr ? onion.] (Bot.)
A broad-leaved species of garlic ({Allium ursinum}), common
in European gardens; -- called also {buckram}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, a.
1. Made of buckram; as a buckram suit.
2. Stiff; precise. ``Buckram dames.'' --Brooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, v. t.
To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, n. [OE. bokeram bougeren OF boqueran, F.
bougran MHG. buckeram, LL buchiranus boquerannus fr MHG.
boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr F.
bouracan by transposing the letter r. See {Buck},
{Barracan}.]
1. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or
glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended,
and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
Note: Buckram was formerly a very different material from
that now known by the name It was used for wearing
apparel, etc --Beck (Draper's Dict. ).
2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Ramson}. --Dr. Prior.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
buckram
adj : rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff
and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: {starchy},
{stiff}]
n : a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in
bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
v : stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt"
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