buckram

buckram
[ˈbʌkrəm]
noun
  1. [mass noun]coarse linen or other cloth stiffened with gum or paste, and used typically as interfacing and in bookbinding
    (尤指用作衣服衬布或用以装订书籍的)硬麻布,上过胶(或浆的)硬棉布
    ■(figurative, archaic)stiffness of manner
    (喻,古)(态度)僵硬
常用词组
men in buckram
  1. (archaic)non-existent people
    (古)不存在的人
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting a kind of fine linen or cotton cloth): from Old French boquerant, perhaps from Bukhoro in central Asia
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