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dam⋅ask
[dam-uh
sk] 
–noun
| 1. | a reversible fabric of linen, silk, cotton, or wool, woven with patterns. |
| 2. | napery of this material. |
| 3. | Metallurgy.
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| 4. | the pink color of the damask rose. |
–adjective
| 5. | made of or resembling damask: damask cloth. |
| 6. | of the pink color of the damask rose. |
–verb (used with object)
| 7. | to damascene. |
| 8. | to weave or adorn with elaborate design, as damask cloth. |
Damascus steel
–noun
| hand-wrought steel, made in various Asian countries, from parts of a bloom of heterogeneous composition, repeatedly folded over and welded and finally etched to reveal the resulting grain: used esp. for sword blades. |
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| dam·ask (dām'əsk) n.
[Middle English, Damascus, damask, from Latin Damascus, from Greek Damaskos.] dam'ask adj. |
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Damask
Dam"ask\ (d[a^]m"ask), n. [From the city Damascus, L. Damascus, Gr. Damasko`s, Heb. Dammesq, Ar. Daemeshq; cf. Heb. d'meseq damask; cf. It. damasco, Sp. damasco, F. damas. Cf. Damascene, Damass['E].]1. Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like. "A bed of ancient damask." --W. Irving. 2. Linen so woven that a pattern in produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of color. 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. 4. Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or "water" of such steel. 5. A deep pink or rose color. --Fairfax.Damask
Dam"ask\, a. 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. 2. Having the color of the damask rose. But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak. Damask color, a deep rose-color like that of the damask rose. Damask plum, a small dark-colored plum, generally called damson. Damask rose (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant variety of rose (Rosa damascena) from Damascus. "Damask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years." --Bacon. Damask steel, or Damascus steel, steel of the kind originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines; especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; -- formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great flexibility and tenacity.Damask
Dam"ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Damasked; p. pr. & vb. n. Damasking.] To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus; particularly: (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk; (b) with inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar marking or "water," as metal. See Damaskeen. Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold. --Dryde?. On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers. --Milton.
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damask
c.1250, Damaske "cloth from Damascus," the Syrian city, famous in medieval times for steel and silk, from Gk. Damaskos, from Ar. Dimashq.
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damask
patterned textile, deriving its name from the fine patterned fabrics produced in Damascus (Syria) in the European Middle Ages. True damask was originally wholly of silk, but gradually the name came to be applied to a certain type of patterned fabric regardless of fibre. Single damask has one set each of warps and wefts, or fillings, and may be woven in one or two colours; compound or double damask has a greater number of fillings. Damask is woven on a Jacquard loom, the satin field being produced by floats of warp that pass over from two to seven and in some instances nine fillings. The design is a plain or taffeta weave, the warp and filling being at right angles that create less lustre than the satin areas
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