Meaning Of The Word Damascus steel

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Damascus steel in American English
a hard, flexible steel decorated with wavy lines, orig. made in Damascus and used for sword blades
noun: hand-wrought steel, made in various Asian countries, from parts of a bloom of heterogeneous composition, repeatedly folded over and welded and finally etched to reveal the resulting grain: used esp. for sword blades

Damascus steel in British English
noun: a hard flexible steel with wavy markings caused by forging the metal in strips: used for sword blades

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