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dammar

/dam-ahr, -er, duh-mahr/US // ˈdæm ɑr, -ər, dəˈmɑr //UK // (ˈdæmə) //

大马士革,大马,大马路,坝玛

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called gum dammar. a copallike resin derived largely from dipterocarpaceous trees of southern Asia, especially Malaya and Sumatra, and used chiefly for making colorless varnish.
    • : any of various similar resins from trees of other families.

Examples

  • This done, the edges of the cover may be fixed to the slide by painting round with gum-dammar dissolved in benzole.

  • We now commenced our return homewards, laden with our honey cones and a supply of dammar.

  • In the interior country other vegetable oils are employed, and light is supplied by a kind of links made of dammar or resin.

  • If allowed to become thick by drying, dammar may be used as luting.

  • The ink is the root of the dammar pine, mixed with the juice of the sugar cane.