To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
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.
To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
To secure or bind with ropes.
To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
To tie up a bird before cooking it.
To support.
The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.
A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
A triangular bracket.
Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.