(n.) A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.
(a.) White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.
Example Sentences:
Buckram
Definition:
(n.) 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.
(n.) A plant. See Ramson.
(a.) Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.
(a.) Stiff; precise.
(v. t.) To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff.