a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
source: WordNet 3.0
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.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
rigidly formal
A starchy manner. The letter was stiff and formal. His prose has a buckram quality.