Damascus steel (English, noun)
expansion: Damascus steel (countable and uncountable, plural Damascus steels)
Senses:
glosses: A kind of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BC to 1700 AD, characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water.
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glosses: A modern composite steel made of distinctive portionings of different steels in patterns, resembling that of ancient Damascus steel
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uncountable
glosses: Any pattern-welded steel
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Forms:
form: Damascus steels
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form: Damask steel
tags: alternative
form: damascus steel
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