n.
Pronunciation: ' b ə -kr ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English bukeram, from Anglo-French bokeram, from Old French bougherant, probably ultimately from Bokhara (Bukhara, Uzbekistan)
Date: 15th century
1 : a stiff-finished heavily sized fabric of cotton or linen used for interlinings in garments, for stiffening in millinery, and in bookbinding
2 archaic : STIFFNESS , RIGIDITY