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ба́сма (noun) — basma

басма́

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nounfeminineuncountable

1.
(rare) embossing, chased metal sheet, embossed metal facingart
Окла́д ико́ны укра́шен басмо́й.
The icon's cover is decorated with embossed metal.
Historical term; used especially of icon covers and other Old Russian metalwork.
2.
(rare) embossed book cover, chased book bindingart
Переплёт Ева́нгелия покры́т басмо́й.
The binding of the Gospel book is covered with chased metal.
Historical; a binding plate of chased metal.

Examples

Басма на переплёте выглядела очень старинной.
The basma ornamentation on the binding looked very old.
Музей хранит редкие изделия с басмой.
The museum houses rare items decorated with basma ornamentation.
Мастер украсил обложку книги тонкой басмой.
The craftsman decorated the book cover with delicate basma ornamentation.

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	басма́	ба́смы
Gen.Genitive	басмы́	ба́см
Dat.Dative	басме́	ба́смам
Acc.Accusative	басму́	ба́смы
Inst.Instrumental	басмо́й басмо́ю	ба́смами
Prep.Prepositional	басме́	ба́смах

Word familyбасма́PRO

басма́embossing; embossed book cover
nounfeminine
ба́смаbasma
nounfeminine

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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.

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Wiktionary PONS bab.la Reverso

More about the translations

binding book chased cover embossed embossing facing metal sheet