What is another word for damascened?

Pronunciation: [dˈamasənd] (IPA)

The word "damascened" comes from the ancient art of damascening, which involves inlaying gold or silver into steel or iron surfaces. This has led to the word being used to describe intricate metalwork or designs. Synonyms for damascened include embellished, adorned, decorated, engraved, etched, festooned, and ornamented. Alternative words for this term also include patterned, textured, filigreed, intricately designed, and enameled. These words describe the intricate, decorative effects produced by damascening, which have become synonymous with beauty and elegance. The use of such terms can add color and depth to descriptions of metalwork or other artistic endeavors that use the same style.

Synonyms for Damascened:

What are the hypernyms for Damascened?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    art, metalwork, ornamentation, Decorative technique, Engraved Metal, Intricate Design, artistic technique.

Usage examples for Damascened

An almond-faced lady on a white palfrey with gold trappings represented his mother, whom he had seen too seldom for any distinct image to interfere with the illusion; a knight in damascened armour and scarlet cloak was the valiant captain, his father, who held a commission in the ducal army; and a proud young man in diadem and ermine, attended by a retinue of pages, stood for his cousin, the reigning Duke of Pianura.
"The Valley of Decision"
Edith Wharton
It was a sword of high repute; a hoarded treasure; its edge was iron; it was damascened with device of coiled twigs; it had never failed in fight the hand that dared to wield it.
"Anglo-Saxon Literature"
John Earle
damascened to within three inches.
"The Sins of Séverac Bablon"
Sax Rohmer

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