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
put (someone or something) at (someone's) disposal
to make someone or something available to someone
I put myself at my friend's disposal when he visited me last summer.