Chunam

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  • n. A type of plaster used in India, made from shell-lime and sand.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In the East Indies, prepared lime.
  • n. A common name for plaster of quicklime and sand, the finest kinds of which are susceptible of a very high polish.
  • n. A weight for gold in northern India, equal to 6 troy grains.
  • To plaster with chunam.
  • Word Usage
    "Minto's skilful treatment, became gorgeous enough for the most exacting Asiatic, with its black marble floor, its rose-coloured silk walls where great silver sconces alternated with full-length portraits of British sovereigns, its white "chunam" columns and its gilt Italian furniture."
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    quicklime   
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