Damascus steel
Damascus steel · Damascus steels
булат, дамаск, харалуг
Damaszener Stahl
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
More definitions
- a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades
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ancient kind of steel used in sword making:
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ancient kind of steel used in sword making:
Forms
plural: Damascus steelsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades:Damask steel
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Lessons for this word
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