buckram vs pat

buckram

verb
  • To stiffen with or as if with buckram. 

noun
  • A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise. 

  • A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic. 

pat

verb
  • To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat 

  • To stroke or fondle (an animal). 

  • To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing. 

  • To gently rain. 

adv
  • Opportunely, in a timely or suitable way. 

  • Perfectly. 

adj
  • Exactly suitable, fitting, apt; timely, convenient, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken. 

  • Trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality. 

noun
  • A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung. 

  • The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep 

  • A light tap or slap, especially with the hands 

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