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DAM'ASK, n.

1. A silk stuff, having some parts raised above the ground, representing flowers and other figures; originally from Damascus.

2. A kind of wrought linen, made in Flanders, in imitation of damask silks.

3. Red color, from the damask-rose.

Damask-steel, is a fine steel from the Levant, chiefly from Damascus, used for sword and cutlas blades.

DAM'ASK, v.t.

1. To form flowers on stuffs; also, to variegate; to diversify; as, a bank damasked with flowers.

2. To adorn steel-work with figures. [See Damaskeen]


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DAM'ASK, n.

1. A silk stuff, having some parts raised above the ground, representing flowers and other figures; originally from Damascus.

2. A kind of wrought linen, made in Flanders, in imitation of damask silks.

3. Red color, from the damask-rose.

Damask-steel, is a fine steel from the Levant, chiefly from Damascus, used for sword and cutlas blades.

DAM'ASK, v.t.

1. To form flowers on stuffs; also, to variegate; to diversify; as, a bank damasked with flowers.

2. To adorn steel-work with figures. [See Damaskeen]

DAM'ASK, n. [It. dommasco; Fr. damas; Sp. damasco; from Damascus, in Syria.]

  1. A silk stuff, having some parts raised above the ground, representing flowers and other figures, originally from Damascus.
  2. A kind of wrought linen, made in Flanders, in imitation of damask silks.
  3. Red color, from the damask-rose. Fairfax. Damask-steel, is a fine steel from the Levant, chiefly from Damascus, used for sword and cutlas blades.

DAM'ASK, v.t.

  1. To form flowers on stuffs; also, to variegate; to diversify; as, a bank damasked with flowers. Milton.
  2. To adorn steel-work with figures. [See Damaskeen.]

Dam"ask
  1. Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like.

    "A bed of ancient damask." W. Irving.
  2. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.
  3. To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus] particularly: (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk; (b) with inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar marking or "water," as metal. See Damaskeen.

    Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold. Dryde(?).

    On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton.

  4. Linen so woven that a pattern in produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of color.
  5. Having the color of the damask rose.

    But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
    Feed on her damask cheek.     Shak.

    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.

  6. A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; -- made for furniture covering and hangings.
  7. Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or "water" of such steel.
  8. A deep pink or rose color.

    Fairfax.
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Damask

DAM'ASK, noun

1. A silk stuff, having some parts raised above the ground, representing flowers and other figures; originally from Damascus.

2. A kind of wrought linen, made in Flanders, in imitation of damask silks.

3. Red color, from the damask-rose.

Damask-steel, is a fine steel from the Levant, chiefly from Damascus, used for sword and cutlas blades.

DAM'ASK, verb transitive

1. To form flowers on stuffs; also, to variegate; to diversify; as, a bank damasked with flowers.

2. To adorn steel-work with figures. [See Damaskeen]

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