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English Dictionary: Damascene by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
damascene
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people; "damascene city gates"
  2. (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword"
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of Damascus
  2. a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
v
  1. inlay metal with gold and silver
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Damascene \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, n.
      A kind of plume, now called {damson}. See {Damson}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, v. t.
      Same as {Damask}, or {Damaskeen}, v. t. [bd]Damascened
      armor.[b8] --Beaconsfield. [bd]Cast and damascened steel.[b8]
      --Ure.
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