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damask

(dæməsk)
Word forms: plural damasks
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Damask is a type of heavy cloth with a pattern woven into it.

damask in British English

(ˈdæməsk)
noun
1. 
a. 
a reversible fabric, usually silk or linen, with a pattern woven into it. It is used for table linen, curtains, etc
b. 
table linen made from this
c. 
(as modifier)
a damask tablecloth
2.  short for Damascus steel
3. 
the wavy markings on such steel
4. 
a. 
the greyish-pink colour of the damask rose
b. 
(as adjective)
damask wallpaper
verb
5. (transitive) another word for damascene (sense 1)
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin damascus, from Damascus, where this fabric was originally made

damask in American English

(ˈdæməsk)
noun
1. 
a durable, lustrous, reversible fabric as of silk or linen, in figured weave, used for table linen, upholstery, etc.
2. 
a. 
Damascus steel
b. 
the wavy markings of such steel
3. 
deep pink or rose
adjective
4.  Obsolete
of or from Damascus
5. 
made of damask
6. 
like damask
7. 
deep-pink or rose
verb transitive
8. 
to ornament with flowered designs or wavy lines
9. 
to make deep-pink or rose
Word origin
It damasco, after L Damascus (the city)

Examples of 'damask' in a sentence
damask

They were long and narrow, draped in pale grey damask with inside sheers.
Wood, Bari DOLL'S EYES (2002)
A buffet lunch of ham in aspic and salads and cold beef was arranged beneath it, afloat on its own sea of white damask.
Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002)

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