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scherm

scherm noun: a temporary shelter made from branches.

Noun

scherm (plural scherms)

  1. A temporary shelter made from branches.
    • [W]e went to work to build a "scherm" near one of the pools and about a hundred yards to the right of it. This is done by cutting a quantity of thorn bushes and piling them in the shape of a circular hedge. Then the space enclosed is smoothed, and dry tambouki grass, if obtainable, is made into a...1885, H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines, Cassel and Company, published 1907, page 53

scherm meaning in Tamil

scherm in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of scherm

pluralscherms

Origin of scherm

From Dutch scherm. Doublet of screen.

Questions about scherm

What does scherm mean?
Scherm means a temporary shelter made from branches.
What is scherm in Tamil?
Scherm in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Scherm meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scherm?
Scherm is a noun.
What is the plural of scherm?
The plural of scherm is scherms.

Words near scherm in the dictionary

  1. Scherfs
  2. scherif
  3. scherifs
  4. Schering bridge
  5. Schering bridges
  6. scherm
  7. Scherman
  8. Schermans
  9. Schermer
  10. Schermerhorn
  11. Schermerhorns

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