English Explanatory Dictionary

canister damascus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of canister damascus.

Word forms

canister damascus

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.

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