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DAMASCUS STEEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Damascus steel mean?
• DAMASCUS STEEL (noun)
The noun DAMASCUS STEEL has 1 sense:
1. a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades
Familiarity information: DAMASCUS STEEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Damascus steel; Damask steel
Hypernyms ("Damascus steel" is a kind of...):
steel (an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range)
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