damask

/ˈdæm.əsk/

noun

  1. 1

    An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.

    “True damasks are pure silk.”
  2. 2

    Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.

  3. 3

    A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings.

  4. 4

    Damascus steel

  5. 5

    The peculiar markings or water of such steel.

  6. 6

    A damask rose, Rosa × damascena.

  7. 7

    A grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.

verb

  1. 1

    To decorate or weave in damascene patterns

adjective

  1. 1

    Of a grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.

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