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A steel made anciently in India by crude methods.

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Usage examples (7)
  • And "adamas" is not so far removed, sound-wise, from "damasch" which would mean damascus steel and that material, also called wootz, was a very good steel, and extremely...
  • On the other hand, I suppose it would be technically possible to forge wootz steel into a helmet.
  • I'd learned enough about wootz, case-hardening, pattern-welding, tempering, and the rest to understand that this was high craftsmanship and to appreciate how much I...
  • The celebrated wootz or steel of India, made in little cakes of only about two pounds weight, possesses qualities which no European steel can surpass.
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