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ascus
(encz) | ascus,askus n: Zdeněk Brož |
Ascus
(gcide) | Ascus \As"cus\, n.; pl. Asci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a bladder.] (Bot.)
A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the
seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and
certain fungi.
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ascus
(wn) | ascus
n 1: saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through
sexual reproduction of ascomycetes |
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ascus
(encz) | ascus,askus n: Zdeněk Brož |
damascus
(encz) | Damascus,Damašek n: [jmén.] [zem.] hlavní město Sýrie Stanislav Horáček |
road to damascus
(encz) | road to Damascus, n: |
Damascus
(gcide) | Damascus \Damascus\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of Syria. Population (2000) = 1,549,932.
[PJC]
Damascus blade, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at
Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and
proverbial for excellence.
Damascus iron, or Damascus twist, metal formed of thin
bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and
welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of
high quality, in which the surface, when polished and
acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance.
Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a.
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Damascus blade
(gcide) | Damascus \Damascus\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of Syria. Population (2000) = 1,549,932.
[PJC]
Damascus blade, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at
Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and
proverbial for excellence.
Damascus iron, or Damascus twist, metal formed of thin
bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and
welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of
high quality, in which the surface, when polished and
acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance.
Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a.
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Damascus iron
(gcide) | Damascus \Damascus\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of Syria. Population (2000) = 1,549,932.
[PJC]
Damascus blade, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at
Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and
proverbial for excellence.
Damascus iron, or Damascus twist, metal formed of thin
bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and
welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of
high quality, in which the surface, when polished and
acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance.
Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a.
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Damascus steel
(gcide) | Damascus steel \Da*mas"cus steel\
See Damask steel, under Damask.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Damask \Dam"ask\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus;
resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.
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2. Having the color of the damask rose.
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But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak.
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Damask color, a deep rose-color like that of the damask
rose.
Damask plum, a small dark-colored plum, generally called
damson.
Damask rose (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant
variety of rose (Rosa damascena) from Damascus. "Damask
roses have not been known in England above one hundred
years." --Bacon.
Damask steel, or Damascus steel, steel of the kind
originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and
its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines;
especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; --
formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great
flexibility and tenacity.
[1913 Webster]Damascus \Damascus\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of Syria. Population (2000) = 1,549,932.
[PJC]
Damascus blade, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at
Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and
proverbial for excellence.
Damascus iron, or Damascus twist, metal formed of thin
bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and
welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of
high quality, in which the surface, when polished and
acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance.
Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a.
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Damascus twist
(gcide) | Damascus \Damascus\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of Syria. Population (2000) = 1,549,932.
[PJC]
Damascus blade, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at
Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and
proverbial for excellence.
Damascus iron, or Damascus twist, metal formed of thin
bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and
welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of
high quality, in which the surface, when polished and
acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance.
Damascus steel. See Damask steel, under Damask, a.
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ascus
(wn) | ascus
n 1: saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through
sexual reproduction of ascomycetes |
damascus
(wn) | Damascus
n 1: an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and
present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the
New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul)
underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
[syn: Dimash, Damascus, capital of Syria] |
damascus steel
(wn) | Damascus steel
n 1: a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword
blades [syn: Damascus steel, Damask steel] |
road to damascus
(wn) | road to Damascus
n 1: a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the
sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from
Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians) |
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