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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 dam·a·scene /ˈdæməˌsin, ˌdæməˈ/
 波紋;顆粒狀花紋;加紋

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dam·as·cene a.  Of or relating to Damascus.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dam·as·cene n. A kind of plum, now called damson. See Damson.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dam·as·cene v. t. Same as Damask, or Damaskeen, v. t. Damascened armor.”  --Beaconsfield. “Cast and damascened steel.” --Ure.
 Damascus blade, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence.
 Damascus iron, or Damascus twist, metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance.
 Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 damascene
      adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its
             people; "damascene city gates"
      2: (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of
         different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened
         sword"
      n 1: a native or inhabitant of Damascus
      2: a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
      v : inlay metal with gold and silver