| hand-wrought steel, made in various Asian countries, from parts of a bloom of heterogeneous composition, repeatedly folded over and welded and finally etched to reveal the resulting grain: used esp. for sword blades. |
[dam-uh
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| 1. | a reversible fabric of linen, silk, cotton, or wool, woven with patterns. |
| 2. | napery of this material. |
| 3. | Metallurgy.
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| 4. | the pink color of the damask rose. |
| 5. | made of or resembling damask: damask cloth. |
| 6. | of the pink color of the damask rose. |
| 7. | to damascene. |
| 8. | to weave or adorn with elaborate design, as damask cloth. |
| damask steel n. Damascus steel. |