Buckram
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A short encyclopedia entry defining buckram as a coarse, gummed, calendered and dyed cloth made of hemp, used to stiffen garment linings and women's gowns and as wrapping for goods. It notes that buckram was often made from old sheets and sails, how it was sold wholesale, and the import duties and drawbacks on Carrick, East-country, French and German buckrams.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1771
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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