Buckram
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A one-paragraph encyclopedia entry defining buckram. It notes that the word occurs in several early European forms with unknown derivation, and that it once meant a fine linen or cotton cloth. It now means a coarse linen or cotton fabric stiffened with glue, used for clothing linings and in bookbinding. It also mentions Falstaff's "men in buckram" in Shakespeare's Henry IV.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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