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Where does “buckrams” come from?

buckrams (English) comes from English buckram, from Middle English bukeram, from Anglo-Norman bokeram, from Old French boquerant.

buckrams (English): Alternative form of buckram; Third-person...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of buckram; Third-person...

Ancestry of “buckrams”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuckramA coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp,...
2Middle Englishbukeramfine linen
3Anglo-Normanbokeram—
4Old Frenchboquerant—
Every word from Old French boquerant →