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Damascene

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Noun

1. damascene

a native or inhabitant of Damascus

2. damascene

a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel

Verb

3. damascene

inlay metal with gold and silver

Adjective

4. damascene

of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people

Example Sentences:
'damascene city gates'

5. damascene

(of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals

Example Sentences:
'a damascened sword'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Damascene

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verb
1. (transitive)
to ornament (metal, esp steel) by etching or by inlaying, usually with gold or silver
noun
2. 
a design or article produced by this process
adjective
3. 
of or relating to this process
adjective
1. 
of or relating to Damascus
noun
2. 
a native or inhabitant of Damascus
3. 
a variety of domestic fancy pigeon with silvery plumage

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Damascene

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adjective
1. 
of Damascus or its people or culture
2.  [d-]
of damascening or damask
noun
3. 
a person born or living in Damascus
4.  [d-]
damascened work
5.  [d-]
a small plum
see also damson
verb transitive [d-]
6. Word forms: ˈdamaˌscened or ˈdamaˌscening
to decorate (iron, steel, etc.) with wavy markings or with inlaid patterns of gold or silver

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Damascene

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tr.v. dam·a·scened, dam·a·scen·ing, dam·a·scenes
To decorate (metal) with wavy patterns of inlay or etching.
n.
1. Metalwork decorated with wavy patterns of inlay or etching.
2. Fabric having a wavy pattern; moiré.
adj.
1. Of or relating to damascening.
2. Of or relating to damask.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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