Damascus steel
A kind of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BC to 1700 AD, characterized by…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.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Damaszener Stahl
була́тbulát, дама́скdamásk, харалу́гxaralúg
(countable, uncountable)A modern composite steel made of distinctive portionings of different steels in patterns, resembling that of ancient Damascus steel
(countable, uncountable)Any pattern-welded steel
- a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades
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Forms
plural: Damascus steelsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades:Damask steel
Word family
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