Sentence:  <WSD>Buckram</WSD> was probably from the first a stiffened material employed for lining, often dyed. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.