Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Buckram \Buck"ram\, a.
   1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.

   2. Stiff; precise. ``Buckram dames.'' --Brooke.

Buckram \Buck"ram\, v. t.
   To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper.

Buckram \Buck"ram\, n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F.
   bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG.
   boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F.
   bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See {Buck},
   {Barracan}.]
   1. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or
      glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended,
      and for wrappers to cover merchandise.

   Note: Buckram was formerly a very different material from
         that now known by the name. It was used for wearing
         apparel, etc. --Beck (Draper's Dict. ).

   2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Ramson}. --Dr. Prior.

Source : WordNet®

buckram
     adj : rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff
           and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: {starchy},
            {stiff}]
     n : a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in
         bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
     v : stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt"