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- noun Alternative form of
buckram ("ramson"). - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
buckram .
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Examples
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The buckrams might have been properly classed with the linens, as that is what, in fact, they are.
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The second division consists of the so-called "linens" and "buckrams," in which each thread, with the imperfections and peculiarities of the weaving, are plainly seen and form a large part of their picturesque effect.
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The colors of buckrams correspond closely with those of the linens; they are also sold under trade names given them by manufacturers, such as "art canvas" and "E" grade.
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Basket cloth is still another material which could properly be included with the buckrams.
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Crash is a special cloth which might properly be classed with the buckrams, and when suitably used is a very artistic material.
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And if, upon mature deliberation we decree that Mr. Wesley's 'Journal,' and his apology for the Association's 'Appeal,' should share the same fate with the old buckrams, we will procure them a gentle fall.
Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell Anonymous
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Hear how he kept his covenant: for he sent him now five sumpter mules, strong and sleek, loaded with dresses and clothes, buckrams and scarlets, marks of gold and silver plate, furs both vair and grey, skins of sable, purple stuffs, and silks.
Four Arthurian Romances de Troyes Chr��tien 1914
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-- her hands were the hands of an honest, hard-working woman who buckrams her own skirts, and at need could scrub her own floor.
Balcony Stories Grace E. King
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[61] fine glazed buckrams [_bocacies_], glazed linen [_olandilla_], fine muslins [_canequies_], and _semianas_; and of cotton and silk, beds, curtains, coverlets, quilts, and other pieces.
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