[ˈbʌkrəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- coarse linen or other cloth stiffened with gum or paste, and used as interfacing and in bookbinding
(e.g: our sewn bindings incorporate buckram and leather)


Phrases:
- men in buckram

Origin:
Middle English (denoting a kind of fine linen or cotton cloth): from Old French boquerant, perhaps from Bukhara in central Asia