"buckram" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌkɹəm/ Forms: buckrams [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bukeram (“fine linen”), from Anglo-Norman bokeram, from Old French boquerant, bougherant (“fine cloth”), bougueran, probably ultimately from Bokhara, a city in southeastern Uzbekistan. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bukeram||fine linen}} Middle English bukeram (“fine linen”), {{der|en|xno|bokeram}} Anglo-Norman bokeram, {{der|en|fro|boquerant}} Old French boquerant Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} buckram (usually uncountable, plural buckrams)
  1. A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Fabrics Translations (cloth): jäykistekangas (Finnish), kovikekangas (Finnish), tukikangas [clothing, textiles, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, business] (Finnish), klootti [bookbinding, crafts, arts, hobbies, lifestyle] (Finnish), bougran [masculine] (French), коленко́р (kolenkór) [masculine] (Russian), klot [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-buckram-en-noun-Lo2eJOPN Disambiguation of Fabrics: 39 12 46 3 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 38 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 38 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 41 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 44 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 38 11 Disambiguation of 'cloth': 100 0
  2. A crab that has just molted; a papershell. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-buckram-en-noun-QwZQHFZt Disambiguation of Fabrics: 39 12 46 3 Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 41 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 44 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unbuckramed
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌkɹəm/ Forms: buckrams [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps a back-formation from earlier buckrams, from buck + ramps, ramsh (“wild garlic, ramson”). Compare Danish ramsløg (“ramson”), Swedish ramslök (“bear garlic, ramson”). Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|nocap=1}} back-formation, {{compound|en|buck|ramson|alt2=ramps, ramsh|t2=wild garlic, ramson}} buck + ramps, ramsh (“wild garlic, ramson”), {{cog|da|ramsløg||ramson}} Danish ramsløg (“ramson”), {{cog|sv|ramslök||bear garlic, ramson}} Swedish ramslök (“bear garlic, ramson”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} buckram (plural buckrams)
  1. A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic. Categories (topical): Fabrics Synonyms: buckrams Related terms: ramp
    Sense id: en-buckram-en-noun-HUZ172Nk Disambiguation of Fabrics: 39 12 46 3 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 18 26 51 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 26 52 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 25 53 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 25 56 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌkɹəm/ Forms: buckrams [present, singular, third-person], buckraming [participle, present], buckramed [participle, past], buckramed [past], buckrammed [participle, past], buckrammed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bukeram (“fine linen”), from Anglo-Norman bokeram, from Old French boquerant, bougherant (“fine cloth”), bougueran, probably ultimately from Bokhara, a city in southeastern Uzbekistan. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bukeram||fine linen}} Middle English bukeram (“fine linen”), {{der|en|xno|bokeram}} Anglo-Norman bokeram, {{der|en|fro|boquerant}} Old French boquerant Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=buckrammed}} buckram (third-person singular simple present buckrams, present participle buckraming, simple past and past participle buckramed or buckrammed)
  1. (transitive) To stiffen with or as if with buckram. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-buckram-en-verb-AKauhWk5 Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 41 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 44 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "To stiffen with or as if with buckram."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To stiffen with or as if with buckram."
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        "transitive"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbʌkɹəm/"
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        "A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic."
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          "Allium ursinum",
          "Allium ursinum#Translingual"
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    {
      "word": "buckrams"
    }
  ],
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}

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