'Damascus twist' definitions:

Definition of 'Damascus twist'

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  • Damascus \Damascus\ prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Syria. Population (2000) = 1,549,932. [PJC]
  • Damascus blade, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence.
  • Damascus iron, or Damascus twist, metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance.
  • Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a. [1913 Webster]