Damask

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a grayish-pink colour, like that of the damask rose.

    "But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, / Feed on her damask cheek"

  2. 2
    Relating to, or originating at, the city of Damascus.
Adjective
  1. 1
    having a woven pattern wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus. countable, uncountable

    "True damasks are pure silk."

  2. 2
    a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it wordnet
  3. 3
    Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern wordnet
  5. 5
    A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings. countable, uncountable

    "Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire."

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  1. 6
    Damascus steel. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    The peculiar markings or water of such steel. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A damask rose, Rosa × damascena. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose. countable, uncountable

    "Thursday. D. certainly improved. Better night. Slight tinge of damask revisiting cheek."

Verb
  1. 1
    To decorate or weave in damascene patterns

    "Madame de Mercœur had herself arranged her dress, which was splendid white silk, damasked with silver flowers; but it was with much internal misgiving that she put on the graceful cap and plume."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus, where the fabric was originally made.

Etymology 2

From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus, where the fabric was originally made.

Etymology 3

From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus, where the fabric was originally made.

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