n.
A broad-leaved species of garlic (Allium ursinum), common in European gardens; -- called also buckram.
Next Wordn.
A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mache, and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made. →
n.
Any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at points really at issue. →