Damascene

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Damascene

of Damascus or its people or culture
[d-] of damascening or damask

Origin of Damascene

Classical Latin Damascenus, of Damascus

a person born or living in Damascus
[d-] damascened work
[d-] a small plum

-·scened·, -·scen·ing to decorate (iron, steel, etc.) with wavy markings or with inlaid patterns of gold or silver

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damascene

transitive verb

dam·a·scened, dam·a·scen·ing, dam·a·scenes

To decorate (metal) with wavy patterns of inlay or etching.

noun

Metalwork decorated with wavy patterns of inlay or etching.
Fabric having a wavy pattern; moiré.

adjective

Of or relating to damascening.
Of or relating to damask.

Origin of damascene

French damasquiner from damasquin of Damascus from Latin Damascēnus from Greek Damaskēnos from Damaskos Damascus

Related Forms:

dam′a·scen′er
noun

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Adjective

(not comparable)

inlaid with silver or gold

Verb

(third-person singular simple present damascenes, present participle damascening, simple past and past participle damascened)

To decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask.

Noun

(plural damascenes)

Archaic form of damson.

Adjective

(comparative more Damascene, superlative most Damascene)

Of or relating to Damascus.

Origin

Latin Damascenus (“of Damascus”).

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