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Raredamascus steel
The correct spelling is damascus steel.
How to pronounce damascus steel
noun
Say it like: Dam-asc-us -stee-l
The correct spelling is damascus steel. 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.
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Definition
noun
- 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
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