Damascus steel

Noun

  • 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.
  • A modern composite steel made of distinctive portionings of different steels in patterns, resembling that of ancient Damascus steel

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