'Damask steel' definitions:
Definition of 'Damask steel'
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noun
A hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades [syn: Damascus steel, Damask steel]
Definition of 'Damask steel'
From: GCIDE
- Damask \Dam"ask\, a.
- 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having the color of the damask rose. [1913 Webster]
- But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Damask color, a deep rose-color like that of the damask rose.
- Damask plum, a small dark-colored plum, generally called damson.
- Damask rose (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant variety of rose (Rosa damascena) from Damascus. "Damask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years." --Bacon.
- Damask steel, or Damascus steel, steel of the kind originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines; especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; -- formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great flexibility and tenacity. [1913 Webster]