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DAMASKEENING
Verb
damaskeening
present participle of damaskeen
Noun
damaskeening (plural damaskeenings)
Alternative form of damascening
Source: Wiktionary
DAMASKEEN
Dam"as*keen`, Dam"as*ken, v. t. Etym: [F. damaschinare. See Damascene, v.]
Definition: To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask. Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly engraving, and partly carving. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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