damascene

Etymology

adj

1. inlaid with silver or gold
2. Of or from Damascus

verb

1. (transitive) To decorate (metalwork) with a peculiar marking or water produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or encrusting with another metal, such as silver or gold, or by etching, etc.; to damask.

noun

1. Archaic form of damson.
   As Emily was carrying one of the jars, she perceived that it was tied down so loosely that she could put in her finger and get at the fruit. Accordingly she took out one of the damascenes, and ate it[…] 1818, Mary Martha Sherwood, The History of the Fairchild Family
2. A pigeon of a certain breed.