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damar

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

noun

  1. a variant of dammar.


damar British  
/ ˈdæmə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of dammar

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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.

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl

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

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl

The colour of the tatuing is obtained from damar.

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl

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

From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by McDougall, Henriette

The gathering is done at night, an assistant bearing a torch made of bark and filled with damar or wax.

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl

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