damask

dam·ask

D0015700 (dăm′əsk)n.1. A rich patterned fabric of cotton, linen, silk, or wool.2. A fine, twilled table linen.3. Damascus steel.4. The wavy pattern on Damascus steel.tr.v. dam·asked, dam·ask·ing, dam·asks 1. To damascene.2. To decorate or weave with rich patterns.

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[Middle English, Damascus, damask, from Latin Damascus, from Greek Damaskos.]

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dam′ask adj.

damask

(ˈdæməsk) n1. (Crafts) a. a reversible fabric, usually silk or linen, with a pattern woven into it. It is used for table linen, curtains, etcb. table linen made from thisc. (as modifier): a damask tablecloth. 2. (Metallurgy) short for Damascus steel3. (Metallurgy) the wavy markings on such steel4. (Colours) a. the greyish-pink colour of the damask roseb. (as adjective): damask wallpaper. vb (Textiles) (tr) another word for damascene¹[C14: from Medieval Latin damascus, from Damascus, where this fabric was originally made]

dam•ask

(ˈdæm əsk)

n. 1. an elaborately patterned, usu. reversible fabric of linen, silk, cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers, woven on a Jacquard loom. 2. a. Damascus steel. b. the wavy appearance of such steel. 3. the pink color of the damask rose. adj. 4. made of or resembling damask. 5. of the pink color of the damask rose. v.t. 6. to damascene. [1200–50; Middle English damaske < Medieval Latin damascus, after Damascus]

damask

Past participle: damasked
Gerund: damasking

Imperative
damask
damask

Present
I damask
you damask
he/she/it damasks
we damask
you damask
they damask

Preterite
I damasked
you damasked
he/she/it damasked
we damasked
you damasked
they damasked

Present Continuous
I am damasking
you are damasking
he/she/it is damasking
we are damasking
you are damasking
they are damasking

Present Perfect
I have damasked
you have damasked
he/she/it has damasked
we have damasked
you have damasked
they have damasked

Past Continuous
I was damasking
you were damasking
he/she/it was damasking
we were damasking
you were damasking
they were damasking

Past Perfect
I had damasked
you had damasked
he/she/it had damasked
we had damasked
you had damasked
they had damasked

Future
I will damask
you will damask
he/she/it will damask
we will damask
you will damask
they will damask

Future Perfect
I will have damasked
you will have damasked
he/she/it will have damasked
we will have damasked
you will have damasked
they will have damasked

Future Continuous
I will be damasking
you will be damasking
he/she/it will be damasking
we will be damasking
you will be damasking
they will be damasking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been damasking
you have been damasking
he/she/it has been damasking
we have been damasking
you have been damasking
they have been damasking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been damasking
you will have been damasking
he/she/it will have been damasking
we will have been damasking
you will have been damasking
they will have been damasking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been damasking
you had been damasking
he/she/it had been damasking
we had been damasking
you had been damasking
they had been damasking

Conditional
I would damask
you would damask
he/she/it would damask
we would damask
you would damask
they would damask

Past Conditional
I would have damasked
you would have damasked
he/she/it would have damasked
we would have damasked
you would have damasked
they would have damasked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	damask - a table linen made from linen with a damask patternnapery, table linen - linens for the dining table
	2.	damask - a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into itcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Adj.	1.	damask - having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"

Translations

damasco