damascenedadj.
/daməˈsiːnd/ Of steel and other metal-work:
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a. Inlaid with ornamental designs, gold or silver.
b. Having the watered pattern of dark lines characteristic of Damascus blades.
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1862 J. Grant Capt. of Guard li. 363 The earl's cuirass was of Milan steel, magnificently damascened.
1888 Athenæum 17 Mar. 344/3 Swords..with splendid damascened hilts.
c. transferred.
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1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks xi. 181 Damascened.—The author suggests this term as a convenient one by which to describe the structure shown in some obsidians, in which streaks or threads of glass are contorted in a confused manner, which somewhat resembles the markings on Damascus sword-blades, or the damascening on gun-barrels.
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