▪ I. † damaˈskeen, -kin, a. and n. Obs.
Also 6 -en, -yne.
[a. F. damasquin, -ine damascene, ad. It. damaschino, f. Damasco, Damascus.]
A. adj. = Damascene a.
| 1551 in Strype Eccl. Mem. II. ii. ix. 319 Under a baron, no man to wear..any embroidery of gold or silver, or damasken work or goldsmiths work. 1585 T. Washington tr. Nicholay's Voy. Turkie ii. xxiii. 62 b, Vessels of gold..faire painted after the Damaskin fashion. |
B. n. A Damascus blade.
| 1562 J. Shute Two Comm. ii. Cc j a (Stanford), A Scimitar bending lyke vnto a falchion, he was a righte damaskyne. 1625 Purchas Pilgrims I. iv. i. ¶2. 346 A Damaskeen, or Turkish Sword, richly garnished with Siluer and Gilt. c 1645 Howell Lett. Chas. I (1753) 124 No old Toledo Blades, or Damaskins. |
▪ II. damaskeen, v.
(dæməˈskiːn)
In 6 -kane, 6–7 -kine, 8–9 -quine, -keen.
[a. F. damasquiner, f. damasquin adj.: see prec.]
= damascene v.
| 1585 T. Washington tr. Nicholay's Voy. Turkie iii. ix. 84 b, A litle hatchet damaskined. 1613 Purchas Pilgrimage iii. xiii. (1626) 315 Cups of fine Corinthian Latten, gilded and damaskined. 1848 Lytton Harold ix. iii, His axe..was so richly gilt and damasquined. 1863 ― Caxtoniana I. 152 Only on their hardest steel did the smiths of Milan damaskeen the gracious phantasies. |
Hence damaˈskeened ppl. a., damaˈskeening vbl. n.
| 1676 Phil. Trans. XI. 715 The Persians are exquisitely skilful in damaskining with Vitriol. 1727–51 Chambers Cycl., Damaskeening, the art, or act, of adorning iron, steel, etc. by making incisions therein, and filling them up with gold or silver wire. 1882 Cornh. Mag. Feb. 171 His drawn sword with its beautiful damasquined blade. |