English-Thai Dictionary
damascus
N ชื่อ เมืองหลวง ของ ซีเรีย Dams
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DAMASCUS
Da *mas "cus, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A city of Syria. 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 thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc. , of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damasc appearance. -- Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a.
DAMASCUS STEEL
DAMASCUS STEEL Da *mas "cus steel.
Defn: See Damask steel, under Damask.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Damascus
Da mas cus |dəˈmaskəs dəˈmæskəs | the capital of Syria since the country's independence in 1946; pop. 1,614,300 (est. 2009 ). It has existed as a city for over 4,000 years.
Damascus steel
Da mas cus steel ▶noun historical steel made with a wavy surface pattern produced by hammer-welding strips of steel and iron followed by repeated heating and forging, used chiefly for knife and sword blades. Such items were often marketed, but not necessarily made, in Damascus during the medieval period.
Oxford Dictionary
Damascus
Damascus |dəˈmɑːskəs, -ˈmaskəs | the capital of Syria since the country's independence in 1946; pop. 1,614,300 (est. 2009 ). It has existed as a city for over 4,000 years.
Damascus steel
Da ¦mas |cus steel |dəˈmaskəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical steel given a wavy pattern by hammer-welding strips of steel and iron followed by repeated heating and forging, used chiefly for knife and sword blades. Such items were often marketed in Damascus during the medieval period.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Damascus
Da mas cus /dəmǽskəs, -mɑ́ːs -/名詞 1 ダマスカス 〘Syriaの首都 〙▸ the road to Damascus ダマスカスへの道, 回心の道 .2 ダマスカス鋼 (Damascus steel ).
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