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Damascene   Listen
noun
Damascene  n.  A kind of plum, now called damson. See Damson.





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... or psittacia, is the Syrian word for that nut. The chestnut, or chataigne in French, and castagna in Italian, from Castagna, a town of Magnesia. Our plums coming chiefly from Syria and Damascus, the damson, or damascene plum, reminds us of its ...
— Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3) - Edited, With Memoir And Notes, By His Son, The Earl Of Beaconsfield • Isaac D'Israeli


Words linked to "Damascene" :   handicraft, Damascus, inlay, capital of Syria, pattern, fancy, Syrian, design, figure, Dimash


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