buckram

English Thesaurus

1. a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cloth, fabric, material, textile,
definition	:	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (noun.artifact)

2. stiffen with or as with buckram (verb.change)

hypernym	:	stiffen,
definition	:	make stiff or stiffer (verb.change)

3. rigidly formal (adj.all)

similar	:	formal,
definition	:	being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) (adj.all)

4. a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	buckram,
definition	:	stiffen with or as with buckram (verb.change)

5. stiffen with or as with buckram (verb.change)

derivation	:	buckram,
definition	:	a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing (noun.artifact)

6. rigidly formal (adj.all)

derivation	:	awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness,
definition	:	the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) (noun.attribute)

7. a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	buckram,
definition	:	stiffen with or as with buckram (verb.change)

8. stiffen with or as with buckram (verb.change)

derivation	:	buckram,
definition	:	a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing (noun.artifact)

9. rigidly formal (adj.all)

derivation	:	awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness,
definition	:	the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) (noun.attribute)