Hyphenation of buckram

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word buckram? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

buck-ram

Definitions of buckram:

1.	A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue Used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing
2.	Stiffen with or as with buckram Buckram the skirt
3.	Rigidly formal A starchy manner The letter was stiff and formal His prose has a buckram quality

Synonyms of buckram:

adj	starchy, stiff, formal
noun	fabric, cloth, material, textile
verb	stiffen

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.