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damascene

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈdæməˌsiːn/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted aacdeemnsStarts with DEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. inlay metal with gold and silver

Word origin

From Latin Damascēnus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκηνός (Damaskēnós). By surface analysis, Damascus + -ene. The sense “pertaining to a sudden and complete change in one's beliefs” refers to the conversion of St Paul to Christianity on the road to Damascus.

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  • As Emily was carrying one of the jars, she perceived that it was tied down so loosely that she could put in her finger and get at the fruit. Accordingly she took out one of the damascenes, and ate it[…]
  • [...] how Alexander Jannaeus, after a treaty with a king in Petra who controlled the whole area from Elat to Damascene [...]

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