damar

American

[dam-ahr, -er, duh-mahr] / ˈdæm ɑr, -ər, dəˈmɑr /

noun

a variant of dammar.

damar British

/ ˈdæmə /

noun

a variant spelling of dammar

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They brought with them beeswax, damar, honey, or rattans to exchange for those things.

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Take equal parts of gum damar and white rosin and just enough Persian blue to color it.

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As these are not completely filled by the rattan, they are plugged with fibre and calked with damar to prevent leakage.

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For five months the work of putting a handle on a parang and fastening it with damar must not be done else both mother and child would die.

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Sometimes damar is used to dry the flesh and the eyes.

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