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Damascene
Definitions
- 1 Inlaid with silver or gold. not-comparable
- 2 Of or relating to Damascus.
- 3 Of or from Damascus. not-comparable
- 4 Pertaining to a sudden and complete change in one's beliefs.
- 1 (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals wordnet
- 2 of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people wordnet
- 1 Alternative form of Damascena alt-of, alternative
"[...] how Alexander Jannaeus, after a treaty with a king in Petra who controlled the whole area from Elat to Damascene [...]"
- 1 Archaic form of damson. alt-of, archaic
"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 native or inhabitant of Damascus.
- 3 a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel wordnet
- 4 A pigeon of a certain breed.
- 5 a native or inhabitant of Damascus wordnet
- 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. transitive
- 2 inlay metal with gold and silver wordnet
Etymology
From Latin Damascēnus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós). By surface analysis, Damascus + -ene. The sense “pertaining to a sudden and complete change in one's beliefs” refers to the conversion of St Paul to Christianity on the road to Damascus.
From Latin Damascēnus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós). By surface analysis, Damascus + -ene. The sense “pertaining to a sudden and complete change in one's beliefs” refers to the conversion of St Paul to Christianity on the road to Damascus.
From Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνή (Damaskēnḗ).
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