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damask definition

dam·ask (dam′əsk)

noun

  1. a durable, lustrous, reversible fabric as of silk or linen, in figured weave, used for table linen, upholstery, etc.
    1. Damascus steel
    2. the wavy markings of such steel
  3. deep pink or rose

Etymology: It damasco, after L Damascus (the city)

adjective

  1. Obsolete of or from Damascus
  2. made of damask
  3. like damask
  4. deep-pink or rose

transitive verb

  1. to ornament with flowered designs or wavy lines
  2. to make deep-pink or rose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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