canister damascus

noun

A composite steel made by placing solid and powdered steels in a metal can, and fusing it together by forge welding using heat and pressure

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Meanings

canister damascus1

nouncanister damascus (uncountable)

alternative canister Damascus

  1. uncountableA composite steel made by placing solid and powdered steels in a metal can, and fusing it together by forge welding using heat and pressure

canister Damascus2

nouncanister Damascus (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of canister damascus.

Origin

From canister + Damascus (“damascus steel”). From being made in a can, with the resultant steel having distinctive patterning originating from the separate steels used to make the billet.

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APA

canister damascus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canister%20damascus

MLA

“canister damascus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canister%20damascus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canister damascus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canister%20damascus.

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