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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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noun
  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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