Meaning of chunam | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of plaster made from lime and sand, used for indoor finishing and slope protection.

Hong-Kong, India, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“The floor of the room was of polished chunam, white as curds.”

“Look⟳ at the flies. Look⟳ at the chunam coming off the walls.”

“If the slope has to be covered by shotcrete or chunam, tree rings of sufficient size should be provided to allow⟳ adequate supply⟳ of air and water to reach⟳ the tree roots.”

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