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Damascene (disambiguation)
Damascene
adj. damasceno, di Damasco (capitale della Siria)
Definition
Damascene
['dam?si:n, ?dam?'si:n]
¦ adjective
1. relating to the city of Damascus, the capital of Syria.
relating to or resembling the conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus.
2. historical relating to Damascus steel or its manufacture.
3. relating to or denoting a process of inlaying a metal object with gold or silver decoration.
¦ noun a native or inhabitant of Damascus.
Wikipedia
Damascene
Damascene may refer to:
- Topics directly associated with the city of Damascus in Syria:
- A native or inhabitant of Damascus
- Damascus Arabic, the local dialect of Damascus
- Damascus steel, developed for swordmaking
- "Damascene moment", the religious conversion of Paul
- Animal breeds:
- Damascene (pigeon)
- Damascus goat
- John of Damascus (c. 676-749), Syrian Christian monk and priest
- Materials technologies evoking the visual texture of Damascus steel:
- Damascening, of inlaying different metals into one another
- Damask, a reversible figured fabric
