damascus steel

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Damascus steel^¹

noun Damascus steels · Damask steel · damascus steel

countable, uncountable 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.
countable, uncountable A modern composite steel made of distinctive portionings of different steels in patterns, resembling that of ancient Damascus steel
countable, uncountable Any pattern-welded steel

damascus steel^²

noun damascus steels

countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Damascus steel

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noun ancient kind of steel used in sword making

Español	acero de Damasco
Português	aço damasquino
Français	acier damasquiné
Deutsch	Damaszener Stahl
Italiano	acciaio di Damasco
Română	oțel de Damasc
Русский	була́т bulát, дама́ск damásk, харалу́г xaralúg
العربية	فِرِنْد firind

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@misc{damascus_steel_2026,
  title = {damascus steel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/damascus%20steel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}