buckram

英 [ˈbʌkrəm]

美 [ˈbʌkrəm]

n.  (旧时用作书皮或衣服衬里的)硬棉布，硬麻布，硬衬布

现在分词：buckraming　过去式：buckramed　第三人称单数：buckrams　过去分词：buckramed　

BNC.48275

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时用作书皮或衣服衬里的）硬棉布，硬麻布，硬衬布
  a type of stiff cloth made especially from cotton or linen , used in the past for covering books and for making clothes stiffer

英英释义

noun

• a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue

verb

• stiffen with or as with buckram
  1. buckram the skirt

adj

• rigidly formal
  1. a starchy manner
  2. the letter was stiff and formal
  3. his prose has a buckram quality
  Synonym:starchystiff

双语例句

• A wondrous buckram style ( bThomas Carlyle)
  异乎寻常的刻板形式（b托马斯卡莱尔）
• Buckram: A strong fabric made of jute, cotton or linen, glazed and stiffened by size or glue used for book covers.
  书面布：一种结实的布。用黄麻，棉或亚麻造成。上光和加胶使表面挺实。作书皮用。
• Canvas: Thick book-binders'cloth having greater durability than ordinary cloth but not so strong as buckram.
  帆布：美装订用的厚布。较普通的布耐用，但不及“书面布”的结实。
• A starchy manner; the letter was stiff and formal; his prose has a buckram quality.
  拘泥的举止；这封信写得呆板、正式；他的散文有种古板的特点。