1. the art or process of inlaying gold, silver, or other metals into steel or iron to create decorative patterns
Usage: also called damascening; craft technique
2. an object or surface decorated with inlaid precious metals
Usage: countable or uncountable

1. to decorate (metal) by inlaying gold, silver, or other metals into its surface
Usage: present participle of damasceen

Examples

• The sword featured beautiful damaskeening with gold threads woven through the steel blade.
• Artisans spent months damaskeening the ornate dagger with intricate silver patterns.
• The museum displayed a collection of Persian damaskeening from the 16th century.
• He learned the traditional technique of damaskeening from his grandfather.
• The jeweler was damaskeening the gun's barrel with delicate gold inlays.
• Damaskeening requires both precision and artistic skill to achieve the desired effect.