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damaskin

/ˈdæməskɪn/

damaskin noun: a sword of Damascus steel. Also the alternative form of damascene.

Noun

damaskin (plural damaskins)

  1. (obsolete) A sword of Damascus steel.
    • No old Toledo blades or damaskins.1655, James Howell, “The Vote”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC

Also used as

damaskin is also the alternative form of damascene.

Forms of damaskin

Noun
pluraldamaskins
Verb
third-person singular presentdamaskins
present participledamaskining
past participledamaskined
pastdamaskined

Origin of damaskin

Compare French damasquin (adjective). See damaskeen.

Questions about damaskin

What does damaskin mean?
Damaskin means a sword of Damascus steel.
What part of speech is damaskin?
Damaskin is a noun.
How do you pronounce damaskin?
Damaskin is pronounced /ˈdæməskɪn/.
What is the plural of damaskin?
The plural of damaskin is damaskins.

Words near damaskin in the dictionary

  1. damaskeenings
  2. damaskeens
  3. damasken
  4. damaskened
  5. damaskening
  6. damaskin
  7. damaskined
  8. damasking
  9. damaskining
  10. damaskins
  11. damasks

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