damascener

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English

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Etymology

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From damascene +‎ -er.

Noun

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damascener (plural damasceners)

  1. One who damascenes.
    • 1892, Thomas Holbein Hendley, Damascening on Steel Or Iron, as Practised in India[1], page 11:
      We now come to the Katar, or Indian dagger, which affords ample room for the display of the greatest ingenuity and artistic power of the damascener.