tr.v., -scened, -scen·ing, -scenes.
To decorate (metal) with wavy patterns of inlay or etching.
n.
Metalwork decorated with wavy patterns of inlay or etching.
adj.
- Of or relating to damascening.
- Of or relating to damask.
[French damasquiner, from damasquin, of Damascus, from Latin Damascēnus, from Greek Damaskēnos, from Damaskos, Damascus.]
damascener dam'a·scen'er n.
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