scherm

[ skerm, skurm ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scherm¹

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

Example Sentences

Rebecca Scherm’s second novel, “A House Between the Earth and the Moon,” centers on Parallaxis, a space station designed by the tech corporation Sensus as an orbital luxury condo for billionaires.

From New York Times

Caryn Scherm Hill, a Facebook user claiming to be the Air Force mom, saw the post and replied, “It was my pleasure. Kindness can create such a wave of emotion. How extra special that you were getting breakfast for your son!”

From Fox News

So soon as it is light an ostrich stalks from the Bushman’s “scherm” and moves quietly on to the plain.

From Project Gutenberg

Hij ziet het scherm voor een kachel aan, en verknoeit alles.

From Project Gutenberg

In our ‘scherm’ one lantern swung from the centre pole, its light just sufficient to mark out the position of the brown demijohn on the box that served as a table; while across the breadth of darkness, where the ‘scherm’ opened to the wood, fireflies crossed and circled.

From Project Gutenberg