damascus

IPA: dʌmˈæskʌs

Root Word: Damascus

The capital city of Syria.
Ellipsis of Damascus steel. [A kind of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BC to 1700 AD, characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water.]

Examples of "damascus" in Sentences

I once saw an old Fox damascus with a hole ripped in the right barrel.
My damascus bladed shinken sword will do just fine versus zombies or vampires.
MLH: My friend also has a damascus LeFever but we have never decided whether to shoot it or not.
The superconductor hyperlattice could be artificially in simmilar way, like so called damascus steel.
Latest from Jeff Crowner's forge: Traditional kerambit, with a cable-damascus blade, copper ferrule, Paduk handle, leather sheath.
Edward Morris 6:19 pm: personal spiritual revelations can happen anywhere, be it the road to damascus or the road to sunnyvale trailer park.
The problem I see is that, at least to me, there's no known instance of a damascus steel helmet or indeed any object from said material that isn't a blade.
Unless of course, she had a road to damascus moment, and ended up madly in love with an unemployed 20year old sleeping on his parents' sofa - but I wouldn't be able to write that sort of happy ending with any degree of conviction whatsoever!