BUCKRAM
Scrabble letter values: B3U1C3K5R1A1M3 = 17
Definition
- adjective rigidly formal. — synonyms: starchy, stiff
- verb stiffen with or as with buckram.
- noun a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue.
Examples
- “a starchy manner”
- “the letter was stiff and formal”
- “his prose has a buckram quality”