What does damask mean in English? Meaning of damask definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "damask" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "damask": a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
Noun
Meaning: a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
Synonyms: damask
Hypernyms: napery
table linen
Meaning of "damask": having a woven pattern
Adjective
Meaning: having a woven pattern
Example: damask table linens
Synonyms: damask
Similar: fancy
Meaning of "damask": a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
Noun
Meaning: a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
Synonyms: damask
Hypernyms: cloth
fabric
material
textile
Adjective: An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus. True damasks are pure silk. 1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers […] but what struck Tom's fancy most was a strange, grim-looking, high backed chair, carved in the most fantastic manner, with a flowered damask cushion, and the round knobs at the bottom of the legs carefully tied up in red cloth, as if it had got the gout in its toes.1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers […] but what struck Tom's fancy most was a strange, grim-looking, high backed chair, carved in the most fantastic manner, with a flowered damask cushion, and the round knobs at the bottom of the legs carefully tied up in red cloth, as if it had got the gout in its toes.Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings. 1915, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger, chapter I: Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.1915, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger, chapter I: Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or "water" of such steel.A damask rose, Rosa × damascena.A grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose. damask colour: 1849, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield Thursday. D. certainly improved. Better night. Slight tinge of damask revisiting cheek.1849, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield Thursday. D. certainly improved. Better night. Slight tinge of damask revisiting cheek.
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