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damask.

An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdæm.əsk/General-American, UK
  1. An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.

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    True damasks are pure silk.
  2. Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.

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  3. A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings.

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  4. Damascus steel.

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  5. The peculiar markings or water of such steel.

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  6. A damask rose, Rosa × damascena.

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  7. A grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus, where the fabric was originally made.

adj/ˈdæm.əsk/General-American, UK
  1. Of a grayish-pink colour, like that of the damask rose.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus, where the fabric was originally made.

verb/ˈdæm.əsk/General-American, UK
  1. To decorate or weave in damascene patterns

Where this word comes from

From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus, where the fabric was originally made.

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