大马士革钢

[ noun ]
a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades
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Damask \Dam"ask\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus;
resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.

2. Having the color of the damask rose.

But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak.

{Damask color}, a deep rose-color like that of the damask
rose.

{Damask plum}, a small dark-colored plum, generally called
{damson}.

{Damask rose} (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant
variety of rose ({Rosa damascena}) from Damascus. ``Damask
roses have not been known in England above one hundred
years.'' --Bacon.

{Damask steel}, or {Damascus steel}, steel of the kind
originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and
its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines;
especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; --
formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great
flexibility and tenacity.