adj.
1.of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people
2.(of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals damascene n.
1.a native or inhabitant of Damascus
2.a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel damascene v.
1.inlay metal with gold and silver
Idiom of the Day
small hours (of the night/morning)
the hours immediately after midnight
My father likes to read the newspaper in the small hours of the night.
