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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
damask \dam"ask\, a.
1. pertaining to, or originating at, the city of damascus;
resembling the products or manufactures of damascus.
1913 webster
2. having the color of the damask rose.
1913 webster
but let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
feed on her damask cheek. --shak.
1913 webster
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originally made at damascus, famous for its hardness, and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.
1913 webster
see also:
damask color damask plum damson damask rose rosa damascena damask steel
damascus steel
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