- Damascus Da·mas·cus n
- [də'mɒːskəs]
Damasco f
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Damascus Da·mas·cus n
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Damascus — Da*mas cus, n. [L.] A city of Syria. [1913 Webster] {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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Damascus blade — Damascus Da*mas cus, n. [L.] A city of Syria. [1913 Webster] {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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Damascus iron — Damascus Da*mas cus, n. [L.] A city of Syria. [1913 Webster] {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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Damascus steel — Damascus Da*mas cus, n. [L.] A city of Syria. [1913 Webster] {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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Damascus twist — Damascus Da*mas cus, n. [L.] A city of Syria. [1913 Webster] {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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Da|mas|cus blade — «duh MAS kuhs», a sword blade made of Damascus steel; damask blade … Useful english dictionary
Damascus steel — Da*mas cus steel See {Damask steel}, under {Damask}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Damascus — Da|mas|cus 1.) the capital of Syria. It is one of the most ancient cities in the world and is famous for its Great Mosque 2.) road to Damascus a situation in which someone experiences a sudden and complete change in their opinions or beliefs. The … Dictionary of contemporary English
Damascus — Da|mas|cus [ də mæskəs ] the road to Damascus an experience that completely changes the way you think about something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
damascus — da·mas·cus … English syllables
Damascus — Da•mas•cus [[t]dəˈmæs kəs[/t]] n. geg the capital of Syria, in the SW part: reputed to be the oldest continuously existing city in the world. 1,251,000 … From formal English to slang
