Buckram — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing

stiffen with or as with buckram

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɹɪlˌoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌkɹam/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌkɹam/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɹɪlˌoʊn/.

Examples

buckram the skirt
a starchy manner
the letter was stiff and formal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

starchy stiff

Parts of Speech

noun	a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
verb	stiffen with or as with buckram “buckram the skirt”
adjective	rigidly formal “a starchy manner”

Word Forms

buckram	verb	stiffen with or as with buckram
buckram	noun	a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
stiffness	noun	the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

bougran

un gros tissu de coton rigidifié avec de la colle ; utilisé dans la reliure et pour rigidifier les vêtements

🇪🇸Spanish

bucarán

una tela tosca de algodón endurecida con pegamento; Se utiliza en encuadernación y para endurecer la ropa.

🇳🇱Dutch

bokram

een grove katoenen stof verstevigd met lijm; gebruikt bij boekbinden en om kleding te verstevigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

entretela

um tecido grosso de algodão endurecido com cola; usado em encadernação e para endurecer roupas

🇷🇺Russian

короба

грубая хлопчатобумажная ткань, скрепленная клеем; используется в переплетном деле и для придания жесткости одежде.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठोरनियमनिष्ठ

गोंद से कड़ा हुआ एक मोटा सूती कपड़ा; इसका उपयोग किताबों की बाइंडिंग और कपड़ों को सख्त करने में किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বকরাম

একটি মোটা তুলো কাপড় আঠা দিয়ে শক্ত করা; বুকবাইন্ডিং এবং পোশাক শক্ত করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பக்ரம்

பசை கொண்டு கடினப்படுத்தப்பட்ட ஒரு கரடுமுரடான பருத்தி துணி; புத்தகப் பிணைப்பு மற்றும் ஆடைகளை கடினப்படுத்த பயன்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

బక్రం

జిగురుతో గట్టిపడిన ముతక పత్తి ఫాబ్రిక్; బుక్‌బైండింగ్‌లో మరియు దుస్తులను బిగుతుగా మార్చడానికి ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

बकरम

एक खडबडीत सूती फॅब्रिक गोंद सह ताठ; बुकबाइंडिंगमध्ये आणि कपडे कडक करण्यासाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

બકરામ

એક બરછટ સુતરાઉ કાપડ ગુંદર સાથે સખત; બુકબાઈન્ડીંગમાં અને કપડાને કડક બનાવવા માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಕ್ರಾಮ್

ಅಂಟುಗಳಿಂದ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಒರಟಾದ ಹತ್ತಿ ಬಟ್ಟೆ; ಬುಕ್ ಬೈಂಡಿಂಗ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ಗಟ್ಟಿಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബക്രാം

പശ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ദൃഢമാക്കിയ ഒരു പരുക്കൻ കോട്ടൺ തുണി; ബുക്ക് ബൈൻഡിംഗിനും വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ കടുപ്പമാക്കുന്നതിനും ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਕਰਾਮ

ਇੱਕ ਮੋਟੇ ਸੂਤੀ ਫੈਬਰਿਕ ਨੂੰ ਗੂੰਦ ਨਾਲ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ; ਬੁੱਕਬਾਈਡਿੰਗ ਅਤੇ ਕਪੜਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بکرم

ایک موٹے سوتی تانے بانے کو گلو سے سخت کیا گیا ہے۔ بک بائنڈنگ اور کپڑوں کو سخت کرنے کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

巴克拉姆

用胶水硬化的粗棉织物；用于书籍装订和加固衣服

🇯🇵Japanese

バックラム

接着剤で固めた目の粗い綿布。製本や衣類の補強に使用される

🇰🇷Korean

버크럼

접착제로 뻣뻣해진 거친 면직물; 제본과 옷을 뻣뻣하게 만드는 데 사용됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vải hồ cứng

một loại vải cotton thô được làm cứng bằng keo; được sử dụng trong đóng sách và làm cứng quần áo

🇹🇭Thai

บัคแรม

ผ้าฝ้ายหยาบแข็งด้วยกาว ใช้ในการเย็บเล่มและทำให้เสื้อผ้าแข็งทื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

linan untuk menjilid buku

kain katun kasar yang dikeraskan dengan lem; digunakan dalam penjilidan buku dan untuk mengeraskan pakaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البقرم قماش قاس

نسيج قطني خشن مقوى بالغراء؛ تستخدم في تجليد الكتب وتقوية الملابس

🇮🇷Persian

خاکستر

یک پارچه پنبه ای درشت که با چسب سفت شده است. در صحافی و سفت کردن لباس استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bukrama

tutkalla sertleştirilmiş kaba pamuklu kumaş; ciltlemede ve giysilerin sertleştirilmesinde kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

בוקרם

בד כותנה גס שהוקשח בדבק; משמש בכריכת ספרים ולהקשחת בגדים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'buckram'?

The primary meaning of 'buckram' is 'a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing'.

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Using 'buckram' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'buckram' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'buckram' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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