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Damascene

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

  1. Inlaid with silver or gold.
  2. Of or from Damascus.

name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνή (Damaskēnḗ).

  1. Alternative form of Damascena

    [...] how Alexander Jannaeus, after a treaty with a king in Petra who controlled the whole area from Elat to Damascene [...]

noun

  1. Archaic form of damson.

    As Emily was carrying one of the jars, she perceived that it was tied down so loosely that she could put in her finger and get at the fruit. Accordingly she took out one of the damascenes, and ate it[…]

  2. A pigeon of a certain breed.

verb

  1. To decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask.