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Meaning of damascus steel

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

damascus steel

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. A modern composite steel made of distinctive portionings of different steels in patterns, resembling that of ancient Damascus steel

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Damascus%20steel

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