damascene

Meanings

1. Inlaid with silver or gold.
2. Of or from Damascus.

1. To decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask.

1. Archaic form of damson.
2. A pigeon of a certain breed.

1. Of or relating to Damascus.
2. Pertaining to a sudden and complete change in one's beliefs.

1. A native or inhabitant of Damascus.

1. Alternative form of Damascena

Etymology

From Latin Damascēnus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós). By surface analysis, Damascus + -ene. The sense “pertaining to a sudden and complete change in one's beliefs” refers to the conversion of St Paul to Christianity on the road to Damascus.