Damascus steel
English
Noun
Damascus steel (countable and uncountable, plural Damascus steels)
- 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.
- A modern composite steel made of distinctive portionings of different steels in patterns, resembling that of ancient Damascus steel
Alternative forms
- Damask steel
- (modern steel): damascus steel
Translations
ancient kind of steel used in sword making
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