How to pronounce buckram
American English pronunciation
BUK-rum
- IPA
- /ˈbʌkɹəm/
- Syllables
- BUK · rum (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What buckram means
A stiff cloth used to shape hats and cover books
In a sentence: The old book's buckram cover was still firm after a hundred years.
Where it comes from: It probably comes from Bukhara, a city in Central Asia, by way of old French.
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