scherm

[ skerm, skurm ]

/ skɛrm, skɜrm /

noun

(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.

Origin of scherm

1860–65; <Afrikaans skerm screen, shelter <Dutch scherm screen, (earlier) shelter

Words nearby scherm

Schenectady, Schengen Convention, Schepisi, Scherbo, Schererville, scherm, scherzando, scherzo, Scheuermann's disease, Scheveningen, Schiaparelli

Example sentences from the Web for scherm

Mtezani, during the disturbance, had been standing aloof against the further side of the scherm watching events.
A Secret of the Lebombo|Bertram Mitford
We outspanned for the night without water, and with the accompaniment of scherm and camp fires.
The African Colony|John Buchan
I propose that we take a turn at watching outside, one each side of the scherm.
Forging the Blades|Bertram Mitford
And now footsteps were heard approaching the scherm, together with the rattle of assegai hafts.
John Ames, Native Commissioner|Bertram Mitford

Then I turned a corner of the scherm (camp fence), and saw at once what was up.
Tales of South Africa|H.A. Bryden

单词	scherm
释义	scherm [ skerm, skurm ] / skɛrm, skɜrm / noun (in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like. Origin of scherm 1860–65; <Afrikaans skerm screen, shelter <Dutch scherm screen, (earlier) shelter Words nearby scherm Schenectady, Schengen Convention, Schepisi, Scherbo, Schererville, scherm, scherzando, scherzo, Scheuermann's disease, Scheveningen, Schiaparelli Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scherm Mtezani, during the disturbance, had been standing aloof against the further side of the scherm watching events. A Secret of the Lebombo\|Bertram Mitford We outspanned for the night without water, and with the accompaniment of scherm and camp fires. The African Colony\|John Buchan I propose that we take a turn at watching outside, one each side of the scherm. Forging the Blades\|Bertram Mitford And now footsteps were heard approaching the scherm, together with the rattle of assegai hafts. John Ames, Native Commissioner\|Bertram Mitford Then I turned a corner of the scherm (camp fence), and saw at once what was up. Tales of South Africa\|H.A. Bryden
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