buckram

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The late Jess Jackson established Stonestreet Farm in 2005 when he purchased the 469-acre Buckram Oak Farm in Lexington.

From New York Times • May 31, 2012

Others are subscription packs, like the Treweryn Beagles of Berwyn, Pa. and the Buckram Beagles of Brookville, Long Island, which anyone with sturdy legs and a presentable papa may join.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although the subsequent hunts led to no more kills, at the hunt breakfast in Millbrook's Red Pheasant Inn, the Buckram and Reddington followers agreed it had been a red-letter meet.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most imperial gesture: Actor Alan Napier, as the film's aptly named Governor Buckram, stepping out unarmed before a nasty-looking horde of Chinese bandits, demanding and getting their supine surrender.

From Time Magazine Archive

Buckram is used principally for stiffening garments, and to give them shape or form.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)