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damaskin

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Damascus blade; a damaskeened blade.
  • An obsolete form of damaskeen.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A sword of Damask steel.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A sword of Damascus steel.

Etymologies

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Compare French damasquin (adjective). See damaskeen.

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  • chained_bear commented on the word damaskin

    I would have thought this had something to do with fabric (damask), but no...

    March 22, 2008

  • reesetee commented on the word damaskin

    But apparently related to Damask (or Damascus) steel, right? This is a sword made of that material, isn't it?

    March 24, 2008