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Damascus steel
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English
Noun
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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
Any pattern-welded steel
Alternative forms
en Damask steel
modern steel en damascus steel
Translations
ancient kind of steel used in sword making
Arabic: ar فِرِنْد m
Azerbaijani: az
Finnish: fi damaskiteräs
French: fr acier damasquiné ?
German: de Damaszener Stahl m
Hungarian: hu damaszkuszi acél
Italian: it acciaio di Damasco ?
Persian: fa پرند parand
Polish: pl stal damasceńska f
Portuguese: pt aço damasquino m
Romanian: ro oțel de Damasc n
Russian: ru була́т m, ru дама́ск m, ru харалу́г m
Serbo-Croatian: sh dàmast m
Spanish: es acero de Damasco m
See also
kuft
en Alloys