noun
- a resin obtained from various tropical trees, used in varnishes and lacquers
Examples
- The artist mixed dammar with oil paint to create a glossy finish.
- Traditional varnish recipes often include dammar resin.
- The restorer applied a thin layer of dammar to protect the painting.
- Dammar comes from trees in the Dipterocarpaceae family.
- The violin maker used dammar varnish on the instrument’s surface.