Main Entry: ¹buck·ram

Pronunciation: \ˈbə-krəm\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English bukeram, from Anglo-French bokeram, from Old French bougherant, probably ultimately from Bokhara (Bukhara, Uzbekistan)

Date: 15th century

1 : a stiff-finished heavily sized fabric of cotton or linen used for interlinings in garments, for stiffening in millinery, and in bookbinding
2 archaic : stiffness, rigidity