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damascus steel

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

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