n. & adj.
--n.
1. a coarse linen or other cloth stiffened with gum or paste, and used as interfacing or in bookbinding.
2 archaic stiffness in manner.
--adj. archaic starchy; formal.
Phrases and idioms:
men in buckram a figment (Shakesp.
1. Henry IV II. iv. 210-50).
Etymology: ME f. AF bukeram, OF boquerant, perh. f. Bokhara in central Asia