damascene

damascene

See also: Damascene and damascène

English

Adjective

damascene (not comparable)

1. inlaid with silver or gold
2. Of or from Damascus

Translations

inlaid with silver or gold

Chinese: Mandarin: 錯金銀／错金银 (cuòjīnyín) Esperanto: arĝentaĵumita, oraĵumita French: damasquin (fr) Italian: damaschino (it) Portuguese: adamascado m

of or from Damascus

Esperanto: damaska, damaskano French: damasquin (fr) Italian: damaschino (it) Portuguese: damasceno

Verb

damascene (third-person singular simple present damascenes, present participle damascening, simple past and past participle damascened)

1. (transitive) To decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask.

Synonyms

• damaskeen
• damasken

Translations

to decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask

Finnish: damaskoida (fi) French: damasquiner (fr) Ido: damaskinar (io)

Noun

damascene (plural damascenes)

1. Archaic form of damson.
   • 1818, Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of the Fairchild Family

     As Emily was carrying one of the jars, she perceived that it was tied down so loosely that she could put in her finger and get at the fruit. Accordingly she took out one of the damascenes, and ate it […]

2. A pigeon of a certain breed.

Anagrams

• damasceen

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Italian

Adjective

damascene

1. feminine plural of damasceno

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Latin

Adjective

damascēne

1. vocative masculine singular of damascēnus

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Middle English

Noun

damascene

1. Alternative form of damasyn