Dam•a•scene
Pronunciation: (dam'u-sēn", dam"u-sēn'), [key]
— adj., n., v., -scened, -scen•ing.
—adj.
- of or pertaining to the city of Damascus.
- (l.c.) of or pertaining to the art of damascening.
—n.
- an inhabitant of Damascus.
- (l.c.) work or patterns produced by damascening.
—v.t.
- (l.c.) to produce wavy lines on (Damascus steel).
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