cumai

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Definition of cumai

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noun

(uncountable)A construction method for brazing steel sheets together by sandwiching copper sheets between them and performing an ersatz forge weld, for making Japanese-style blade steel. This method is used to add ornamental copper accents into forge-worked steel, such as a copper wave in a display blade.

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noun

(uncountable)A construction method for brazing steel sheets together by sandwiching copper sheets between them and performing an ersatz forge weld, for making Japanese-style blade steel. This method is used to add ornamental copper accents into forge-worked steel, such as a copper wave in a display blade.
(countable)A metal sandwich made by such a construction method

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From translingual Cu (copper) + Japanese 枚 (“まい, mai”) (sheet). Modeled after gomai (“5 sheets”) and sanmai (“3 sheets”).

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