buckram
Stiff linen fabric
Buckram is a coarse cotton or linen fabric stiffened with sizing, used to give structure to book bindings, hats, and garments.
A buckram collar holds its shape; buckram lining reinforces a jacket's lapels.
Figuratively, buckram suggests stiffness or formality: buckram manners, buckram prose.
Not easily bent
- rigidUnable to bend
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- starchedMade stiff with sizing
austere · stiffness · pompous · ceremonious · prim · proper · unyielding · stuffy
Flax-derived textile
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- muslinPlain-woven cotton cloth
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
interlining · weave · fabric · stiffening · sizing · gum · fusing · interfacing
Fabric inserted between layers
- collarNeck encirclement
- lapelJacket's front fold
- structuredArranged in organized form
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
couture · fusible · interfacing · canvas · horsehair · shaping · construction · suit
stiff
Not easily bent
starched · austere · stiffness · pompous · ceremonious · prim · proper · unyielding · stuffy · inflexible
linen
Flax-derived textile
starch · interlining · weave · fabric · stiffening · sizing · gum · fusing · interfacing · bolting
interlining
Fabric inserted between layers
- collarNeck encirclement
- lapelJacket's front fold
- structuredArranged in organized form
bespoke · couture · fusible · interfacing · canvas · horsehair · shaping · construction · suit · jacket
spine
Column of vertebrae
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
- endpapersSheets joining cover to pages
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
folio · covering · boards · headband · hinge · mull · crash · glue · tooling · gilding
hat
Garment for the head
blocking · shaping · frame · fascinator · capeline · foundation · wire · form · mold · headpiece