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buckram
adjective
noun
verb
rigidly formal
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adjective
rigidly formal
“a starchy manner”
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”
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a starchy manner
the letter was stiff and formal
his prose has a buckram quality
buckram the skirt
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