damascene work

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• Damascene — [dam′ə sēn΄, dam΄ə sēn′] adj. [L Damascenus, of Damascus] 1. of Damascus or its people or culture 2. [d ] of damascening or damask n. 1. a person born or living in Damascus 2. [d ] damascened work 3. [d ] a small plum: see DAMSON …   English World dictionary

• damascene — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. capitalized a native or inhabitant of Damascus 2. the characteristic markings of Damascus steel II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. capitalized of, relating to, or characteristic of Damascus or the Damascenes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Damascene — /dam euh seen , dam euh seen /, adj., n., v., Damascened, Damascening. adj. 1. of or pertaining to the city of Damascus. 2. (l.c.) of or pertaining to the art of damascening. n. 3. an inhabitant of Damascus. 4. (l.c.) work or patterns produced by …   Universalium

• Damascene — Dam•a•scene [[t]ˈdæm əˌsin[/t]] adj. n. v. scened, scen•ing 1) of or pertaining to the city of Damascus 2) (l.c.) of or pertaining to the art of damascening 3) an inhabitant of Damascus 4) (l.c.) work or patterns produced by damascening 5) mel (l …   From formal English to slang

• damascene — /ˈdæməsin/ (say damuhseen), /dæməˈsin/ (say damuh seen) adjective 1. of or relating to the art of damascening. –noun 2. work or patterns produced by damascening. –verb (t) (damascened, damascening) Also, damaskeen /dæməˈskin/ (say damuh skeen). 3 …  

• Saint John Damascene —     St. John Damascene     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John Damascene     Born at Damascus, about 676; died some time between 754 and 787. The only extant life of the saint is that by John, Patriarch of Jerusalem, which dates from the tenth… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• crafts —    Spain has a long tradition of hand crafts ranging from traditional wooden agricultural implements still made in the remoter regions to world famous porcelain and damascene wares. Pottery is a craft practised throughout the country. Many… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

• List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… …   Wikipedia

• Bezalel school — The term Bezalel school describes a group of artists who worked in Israel in the late Ottoman and British Mandate periods. It is named after the institution where they were employed, the Bezalel Academy, predecessor of today’s Bezalel Academy of… …   Wikipedia

• koftgari — ˈkȯftgə(ˌ)rē noun ( s) Etymology: Hindi koftgarī, from Persian kōftgarī, from kōftgar maker of koftgari, from kōft blow, beating + gar doing; akin to Sanskrit kāra doing more at karma : Indian damascene work in which steel is inlaid with gold …   Useful english dictionary