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Definition of damask in English: damasknoun ˈdaməskˈdæməsk 1mass noun A rich, heavy silk or linen fabric with a pattern woven into it, used for table linen and upholstery. the walls are covered with faded red damask count noun silks and damasks as modifier a heavy damask tablecloth Example sentencesExamples - Fabrics here include silk damask devores, silk damask and stripes and plains inspired by Imperial Russia.
- Of a similar date but prettier is a pair of Chinese-yellow damask shoes together with a matching robe altered to form a dressing gown.
- Dusty pink flowered silk damask was twisted into an evening gown slashed at the sides to reveal little lozenges of flesh.
- On this rug are four elaborately carved wooden chairs upholstered with luxuriously patterned damask.
- She described a line of furniture that included rich, ornately carved mahogany pieces and very crisp, tailored upholstery in silk and damask.
- Marion put the silk damask gown Rose had worn to the evening meal in the chest and closed the lid.
- Leather, damask, and embroidered seats replaced cane and rush.
- So I dressed in a gown made of green damask and white silk.
- The chair, with its handsome gilding, is covered in a crimson silk damask that is similar to the original.
- Wallcoverings made by shaking finely chopped fibers over a pattern printed in varnish or other sticky material to give the appearance of velvet or damask.
- The new decor is cool and pleasant - pale walls, nicely-spaced tables laid with what seems like red damask, rich green carpet with a heraldic design, two fresh peonies on each table.
- Margaret wore a gown trimmed in crimson and the Countess of Surrey bore her train, while James was magnificent in white damask with crimson satin sleeves.
- Even centuries later, the rich damasks and velvets favored for upholstery would be seen as the height of chic.
- The gown in Plate XIV is of worsted brocaded damask that was pressed after weaving to polish the surface.
- Draping tables in red and black damask is a simple, dramatic way to transform an eating area inexpensively.
- For the most part, kids want something cool that their friends feel comfortable hanging out in and a silk damask couch is not it.
- Each mattress takes four hours to make and only Jacquard woven damask from Belgium is used in the production.
- Silk weaving gave rise to an even greater range of products and styles than the weaving of cotton - brocades, damasks, gauzes, satins, etc., in endless variety.
- The slip seat retains its original leather covering and foundation upholstery underneath modern blue damask.
- Throughout the pavilion, the most costly materials were used: precious wood veneers and lacquer for furniture, silk damasks and velvets for upholstery, furs for coverlets and throws.
2 short for damask rose Example sentencesExamples - Bourbons, damasks, albas, gallicas, mosses and rugosas are all likely groups of roses to choose from for fragrance - the difficulty is narrowing down the candidates.
- Dvoøák's Cello Concerto, performed alfresco in city parks, supported by a symphony of albas, gallicas, damasks, musks and, his favourite of all, Rosa primula, the incense rose.
- She is especially fond of gallicas, damasks and ramblers.
- Many old garden roses, and these include the albas, bourbons, centifolias, damasks, chinas, noisettes, etc., bloom only once a season.
- Most damasks have arching canes and flowers that bloom in small clusters.
3historical another term for Damascus steel Example sentencesExamples - These elegantly shaped weapons are often made from the celebrated damask steel and decorated with precious stones.
- A broken sword was equal to death on the battlefield, whereas the tougher damask steel with a harder steel inlay held up better to the demands of battle - technology prevailed over brute strength.
- It was a Persian concept that soft wrought iron was female, and hardenable carbon steel was male; thereforein laminated damask steel where they were combined.
- Its blade is damask steel with a scabbard is a dull gold with jewels of all colours set in images that include an English rose, Scottish thistle, and Irish shamrock.
- Its blade is damask steel, while the scabbard is a dull gold with jewels of all colours.
adjective ˈdaməskˈdæməsk literary Having the velvety pink or light red colour of a damask rose. Example sentencesExamples - The film has an interesting plot, but shame about the silly car chases and unconvincing escapes from death or even injury bar a delicate scratch on Johanssen's damask cheek.
- Sam Mendes's soigné productions with accomplished casts offer many a damask cheek and relatively few warts.
Synonyms scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red
verb ˈdaməskˈdæməsk [with object]literary Decorate with or as if with a variegated pattern. flowers damask the fragrant seat Example sentencesExamples - Up, black, striped and damasked like the chasuble
Origin Late Middle English: from Damaske, early form of the name of Damascus, where the fabric was first produced. Definition of damask in US English: damasknounˈdaməskˈdæməsk 1A figured woven fabric with a pattern visible on both sides, typically used for table linen and upholstery. Example sentencesExamples - Fabrics here include silk damask devores, silk damask and stripes and plains inspired by Imperial Russia.
- On this rug are four elaborately carved wooden chairs upholstered with luxuriously patterned damask.
- Wallcoverings made by shaking finely chopped fibers over a pattern printed in varnish or other sticky material to give the appearance of velvet or damask.
- Throughout the pavilion, the most costly materials were used: precious wood veneers and lacquer for furniture, silk damasks and velvets for upholstery, furs for coverlets and throws.
- Each mattress takes four hours to make and only Jacquard woven damask from Belgium is used in the production.
- Of a similar date but prettier is a pair of Chinese-yellow damask shoes together with a matching robe altered to form a dressing gown.
- She described a line of furniture that included rich, ornately carved mahogany pieces and very crisp, tailored upholstery in silk and damask.
- Dusty pink flowered silk damask was twisted into an evening gown slashed at the sides to reveal little lozenges of flesh.
- Even centuries later, the rich damasks and velvets favored for upholstery would be seen as the height of chic.
- Draping tables in red and black damask is a simple, dramatic way to transform an eating area inexpensively.
- Leather, damask, and embroidered seats replaced cane and rush.
- The chair, with its handsome gilding, is covered in a crimson silk damask that is similar to the original.
- The slip seat retains its original leather covering and foundation upholstery underneath modern blue damask.
- For the most part, kids want something cool that their friends feel comfortable hanging out in and a silk damask couch is not it.
- Silk weaving gave rise to an even greater range of products and styles than the weaving of cotton - brocades, damasks, gauzes, satins, etc., in endless variety.
- So I dressed in a gown made of green damask and white silk.
- The gown in Plate XIV is of worsted brocaded damask that was pressed after weaving to polish the surface.
- Margaret wore a gown trimmed in crimson and the Countess of Surrey bore her train, while James was magnificent in white damask with crimson satin sleeves.
- The new decor is cool and pleasant - pale walls, nicely-spaced tables laid with what seems like red damask, rich green carpet with a heraldic design, two fresh peonies on each table.
- Marion put the silk damask gown Rose had worn to the evening meal in the chest and closed the lid.
2 short for damask rose Example sentencesExamples - Most damasks have arching canes and flowers that bloom in small clusters.
- Many old garden roses, and these include the albas, bourbons, centifolias, damasks, chinas, noisettes, etc., bloom only once a season.
- Dvoøák's Cello Concerto, performed alfresco in city parks, supported by a symphony of albas, gallicas, damasks, musks and, his favourite of all, Rosa primula, the incense rose.
- She is especially fond of gallicas, damasks and ramblers.
- Bourbons, damasks, albas, gallicas, mosses and rugosas are all likely groups of roses to choose from for fragrance - the difficulty is narrowing down the candidates.
3historical another term for Damascus steel Example sentencesExamples - A broken sword was equal to death on the battlefield, whereas the tougher damask steel with a harder steel inlay held up better to the demands of battle - technology prevailed over brute strength.
- Its blade is damask steel, while the scabbard is a dull gold with jewels of all colours.
- Its blade is damask steel with a scabbard is a dull gold with jewels of all colours set in images that include an English rose, Scottish thistle, and Irish shamrock.
- These elegantly shaped weapons are often made from the celebrated damask steel and decorated with precious stones.
- It was a Persian concept that soft wrought iron was female, and hardenable carbon steel was male; thereforein laminated damask steel where they were combined.
adjectiveˈdaməskˈdæməsk 1Made of or resembling damask. the satinlike finish of these damask napkins Example sentencesExamples - In the late 1950s he began to do the works for which he is best known - Lyrical Abstractions featuring paint over damask tapestry collages.
- The table settings are good quality, with damask napkins and padded chairs at the correct height to the tables.
- Since its founding in 1798, the tiny shop, piled high with damask silk bolts, has restricted its services to the highest echelons of the Catholic Church.
- To bargain over a damask table cloth or a string of turquoise beads was every bit thrilling as unearthing the sarcophagus of a departed pharaoh.
- The living room's damask wallpaper and furniture are neutral, off-set by black-and-white toile curtains.
- Her silk damask off-the-shoulder dress possibly suggests a later eighteenth-century date.
- All have damask walls, marble floors and Bohemian crystal chandeliers.
- Equally important was Talleyrand's well-known preference for conducting ‘diplomatic campaigns on damask dinnercloths.’
- There are rumours that the formal dining room is making a re-appearance, and not far behind will be those beautiful white damask tablecloths shoving the tablemat out of the way!
- When her sewing machine wasn't in use, it stayed in its place, closed and covered by a pea-green damask drapery with faded yellow fringes.
- Thomas Phill was required to supply nine pairs of crimson damask window curtains and upholstered the twenty stools and two easy chairs in the same material.
- In 2003, the room's unauthentic 1970s silk was replaced with accurate copies, by Richard Humphries, of the blue silk and-wool damask wall coverings of about 1765.
- Perhaps the least comfortable paintings in this company are those of Alison Watt - covetable, tiny squares depicting folds of damask cloth which are also never ever quite white.
- Beginners may want to try neutral tones of beige and grey or different values of color in the same family for a tone on tone damask effect.
- In the dining room a white damask cloth covered the oval table, falling beyond the floor as was the fashion.
- It was sad waste of time, indeed, to be sketching and staring about, when the cold chickens were still unpacked, and the damask napkins undistributed.
- Conservation staff started work on the crimson damask bed yesterday.
- She removed the damask shawl, welcoming the cool air on her shoulders.
- You can find anything from striped cushions, napkins and summer dining accessories to beautiful damask and gilt-printed cushions.
- Prices start from £93 a roll (with a minimum order of four rolls), and designs include 1970s-inspired bamboo prints and damask florals.
- 1.1literary Having the velvety pink or light red color of a damask rose.
Example sentencesExamples - Sam Mendes's soigné productions with accomplished casts offer many a damask cheek and relatively few warts.
- The film has an interesting plot, but shame about the silly car chases and unconvincing escapes from death or even injury bar a delicate scratch on Johanssen's damask cheek.
Synonyms scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red
verbˈdaməskˈdæməsk [with object]literary Decorate with or as if with a variegated pattern. Example sentencesExamples - Up, black, striped and damasked like the chasuble
Origin Late Middle English: from Damaske, early form of the name of Damascus, where the fabric was first produced. |