buckram

/'bʌkrəm/
Adjective
  1. rigidly formal
    • a starchy manner
    • the letter was stiff and formal
    • his prose has a buckram quality
Noun
  1. a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
Verb
  1. stiffen with or as with buckram
    • buckram the skirt

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The tailor uses buckram to stiffen the collar of a jacket.