damar
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
Take equal parts of gum damar and white rosin and just enough Persian blue to color it.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
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.
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
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
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