Buckram
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A very short encyclopedia entry defining buckram as a thick linen or hempen cloth stiffened with gum or glue. It describes its use as lining to give garments shape and as wrapping to protect cloth and other goods from soiling and fading. It also notes how buckram was sold wholesale, in small pieces about four ells long.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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