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canister damascus

noun

Etymology

From canister + Damascus (“damascus steel”). From being made in a can, with the resultant steel having distinctive patterning originating from the separate steels used to make the billet.

  1. derived from Δαμασκός
  2. borrowed from Dāmascus
  3. compounded as canister damascus — “canister + Damascus”

Definitions

  1. A composite steel made by placing solid and powdered steels in a metal can, and fusing it…

    A composite steel made by placing solid and powdered steels in a metal can, and fusing it together by forge welding using heat and pressure

  2. Alternative letter-case form of canister damascus.

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