damascened, ppl. a.
(dæməˈsiːnd)
[f. prec. + -ed.]
Of steel and other metal-work: a. Inlaid with ornamental designs, gold or silver; b. Having the watered pattern of dark lines characteristic of Damascus blades.
| 1862 J. Grant Capt. of Guard li, The earl's cuirass was of Milan steel, magnificently damascened. 1888 Athenæum 17 Mar. 344/3 Swords..with splendid damascened hilts. |
c. transf.
| 1879 Rutley Stud. Rocks xi. 181 Damascened.—The author suggests this term as a convenient one by which to describe the structure shown in some obsidians, in which streaks or threads of glass are contorted in a confused manner, which somewhat resembles the markings on Damascus sword-blades, or the damascening on gun-barrels. |