chunam
Collocations
3ADJ.
polished, white
CHUNAM + NOUN
curds, jaggery, water
ADV.
instead
Definitions
noun
A type of plaster made from lime and sand, used for indoor finishing and slope protection.
The one Mr Cleveland and I inhabited was, as I have already observed, constructed of mud instead of chunam.
In all the operations of chunam work, jaggery water, i. e. a solution of molasses or coarse sugar, is invariably added by the builders, and its use appears to have prevailed from the remotest ages.
verb
To plaster or waterproof with chunam.
A PUNT FOR SALE, thirty-four feet long, twelve feet broad, and three feet ten inches deep, chunamed, sheathed, and coppered, carries about fifteen tons.
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4The one Mr Cleveland and I inhabited was, as I have already observed, constructed of mud instead of chunam.
WiktionaryIn all the operations of chunam work, jaggery water, i. e. a solution of molasses or coarse sugar, is invariably added by the builders, and its use appears to have prevailed from the remotest ages.
WiktionaryThe floor of the room was of polished chunam, white as curds.
WiktionaryA PUNT FOR SALE, thirty-four feet long, twelve feet broad, and three feet ten inches deep, chunamed, sheathed, and coppered, carries about fifteen tons.
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