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Meanings of damascus steel in English

Catalan
acer damasquinat

A hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades.

acer damasquinat

Hard, flexible steel with wavy patterns that was popular in the Middle Ages especially for sword blades.

Usage of damascus steel in English
1
The celebrated and ancient damascus steel being a form of tungsten-alloy steel.
The Working of Steel / Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of...
2
Like all the Spanish-thereal thing-she'smade of Damascus steel.
Desert Gold
3
From Nirmul they purchased Damascus steel for their swords.
Messer Marco Polo
4
For that is Damascus steel, more than likely.
Quicksilver
5
At his girdle hung a scimitar of Damascus steel, with loops and tassels of silk and gold.
Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies
6
I wouldn't put it beyond the power of that length of Damascus steel to make wells bubble.
Ralestone Luck
7
Damascus steel comes from here!
The confusion
8
Of the Moslem army the greater number wore mail, some carrying lances and scimitars of Damascus steel, others being armed with light long-bows.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 07 (of 15), Spanish
9
The blade when he drew it was bright Damascus steel, the hilt wrapped in black ray-skin, the collar the golden head of a dragon.
Blood of Tyrants
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