Meaning of DAMASCENE
| Pronunciation: | | 'damu`seen, 'damu`seen
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- [n] a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
- [n] a native or inhabitant of Damascus
- [adj] (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword"
- [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people; "damascene city gates"
- [v] inlay metal with gold and silver
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| | See Also: | | capital of Syria, Damascus, design, figure, inlay, pattern, Syrian | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dam"as*cene\, a. [L. Damascenus of Damascus, fr.
Damascus the city, Gr. ?. See {Damask}, and cf. {Damaskeen},
{Damaskin}, {Damson}.]
Of or relating to Damascus.
\Dam"as*cene\, n.
A kind of plume, now called {damson}. See {Damson}.
\Dam"as*cene\, v. t.
Same as {Damask}, or {Damaskeen}, v. t. ``Damascened armor.''
--Beaconsfield. ``Cast and damascened steel.'' --Ure.
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