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scherms

scherms is the plural of scherm.

Meaning of scherm

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

Questions about scherms

What is scherms the plural of?
Scherms is the plural of scherm.

Words near scherms in the dictionary

  1. Schermans
  2. Schermer
  3. Schermerhorn
  4. Schermerhorns
  5. Schermers
  6. scherms
  7. scheroma
  8. Scherpenzeel
  9. Scherr
  10. Scherrer
  11. Scherrers

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