Damascene
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Damascene refers to someone from Damascus
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Damascene, inferring a direct or indirect link with the city, may also refer to:
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
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Damascene, inferring a direct or indirect link with the city, may also refer to:
- John DamasceneJohn of DamascusSaint John of Damascus was a Syrian monk and priest...
(c.676-749), Syrian Christian monk and priest - Damascene (pigeon)Damascene (pigeon)The Damascene is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Damascenes, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon ....
, a breed of fancy pigeon - DamasceningDamasceningDamascening is the art of inlaying different metals into one another—typically, gold or silver into a darkly oxidized steel background—to produce intricate patterns similar to niello...
, the art of inlaying different metals into one another - Damascus steelDamascus steelDamascus steel was a term used by several Western cultures from the Medieval period onward to describe a type of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BCE to 1700 CE. These swords are characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water...
, a type of steel used in swordmaking - Damascus goatDamascus goatThe Damascus goat, also known as Aleppo, Halep, Baladi, Damascene, Shami, or Chami, is a breed of goat raised in Syria and Lebanon. It is generally used in milk production....
, a breed of goat - DamaskDamaskDamask is a reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibers, with a pattern formed by weaving. Damasks are woven with one warp yarn and one weft yarn, usually with the pattern in warp-faced satin weave and the ground in weft-faced or sateen weave...
, a reversible figured fabric - Copper interconnect, used in semiconductor integrated circuits