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Bukram(e, Bucram(e, n. Also: buchrame, buccrame, bukcrame, buk(k)erame, bukr(ah)aim; bukkram, bwkram, bu(c)keram; bukrem; bukrum, buc(c)rum; buckrome, -rone, -ron. [e.m.E. bukram, buckeram(e, buck(e)rom, bucrum, etc., ME. bukram, bukeram (1222), also bok(e)ram, etc. , OF. bouqeran, It. bucherame.] Buckram.(a) 1342 Exch. R. I. 482.
In empcione vnius pecie de buchrame 1372 Ib. II. 371.
In … serico, filo, bucrame 1456 Ib. 118.
Pro … panno lineo tincto dicto bukrame 1474 Treas. Acc. I. 22.
For the palȝonis, iii elne of bukrame Ib. 41.
To bind my Lordis courtings, 1½ quarter of bukrame 1478 Acta Aud. 67/1.
A govne of Inglis brovne lynit with bukrahaim 1494–5 Treas. Acc. I. 228.
Ij ½ ellis of bukkerame to lyn the mvlis sadill 1512 Ib. IV. 368.
To the brodstaris to lyne the chessiblis vij elnis blak bukrame 1533 Ib. MS. Dec. 31.
Deliuerit … to be thaim play-coittis, agane Newȝeirday, xx elnis bukrame, reid and ȝallow 1551 Ib. X. 37.
Tway elnis bukcrame to bouster thir gounis with 1614 Rep. Hist. MSS. I. 135.
For buccrame to the caip(b) 1473 Treas. Acc. I. 55.
1½ elne of bukcram to lyne the sammyn jaket 1489 Ib. 147.
Thre elne of bucram to lyne it [a footmantle] 1492 Ib. 303.
ij elne j quarter of bwkram 1514 Rentale Dunkeld. fol. 177.
Quatuor vlne lie bukram, pretium vlne duo solidj 1544 Treas. Acc. VIII. 325.
For bukram to be pouchis to ane … cote 1616 Thanes of Cawdor 240.
Bukkram to musche out the sleivis 1710 Household Bk. Gr. Baillie 139.
For buckerram, … and to their murning(c) 1496 Halyb. 110.
2 [lib.] of blak bukrem 1513 Rentale Dunkeld. fol. 114 b.
Lie steyk bukrem 1552–3 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 338.
For bukrem to mend the westments 1554–5 Ib. 359.
For x elnis bukrem to lyne thame [sc. mortcapes] with 1561 Invent. Q. Mary 37.
Ane bed maid of the historie of the Huntar of Coninghis … The ruif is bukrem(d) 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 42.
The thiftus steling … of twa stekis of bukrum a1578 Pitsc. II. 78/36.
The on [tormentour] haueand ane cott of bucrum 1589–90 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 331.
For bellis and buccrum furneist [to the sword dancers] 1616 Stirling B. Rec. I. 144.
Buckesie, bukrum, poldavye(e) 1582 Treas. Acc. MS. 42 b.
Sex buckromes of sindrie cullouris to fald claithis in 1595 Paisley B. Rec. 169.
Ane new bukron aprone borrowit be the said Isabell 1597 Bk. Rates MS. 3.
New bukrome the stik, iij li. Auld bukrome the stik, xxx s. 1617 Edinb. Test. L. 37 b.
xxv elnis blak buckrome