damask

dam·ask  (dmsk)

n.

1. A rich patterned fabric of cotton, linen, silk, or wool.

2. A fine, twilled table linen.

3. Damascus steel.

4. The wavy pattern on Damascus steel.

tr.v. dam·asked, dam·ask·ing, dam·asks

1. To damascene.

2. To decorate or weave with rich patterns.

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[Middle English, Damascus, damask, from Latin Damascus, from Greek Damaskos.]

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damask adj.

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damask [ˈdæməsk]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts)

a.  a reversible fabric, usually silk or linen, with a pattern woven into it. It is used for table linen, curtains, etc.

b.  table linen made from this

c.  (as modifier) a damask tablecloth

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) short for Damascus steel

3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) the wavy markings on such steel

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  the greyish-pink colour of the damask rose

b.  (as adjective) damask wallpaper

vb

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) another word for damascene [1]

[from Medieval Latin damascus, from Damascus, where this fabric was originally made]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	damask - a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern napery, table linen - linens for the dining table
	2.	damask - a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Adj.	1.	damask - having a woven pattern; "damask table linens" fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"

Translations

damask [ˈdæməsk]

A. ADJ [cloth] → adamascado; [steel] → damasquinado

B. N (= cloth) → damasco m; (= steel) → acero m damasquinado

C. VT [+ cloth] → adamascar; [+ steel] → damasquinar

D. CPD damask rose N → rosa f de Damasco

damask [ˈdæməsk] n (= cloth) → damas m

damask

n

→ Damast m

damask (steel) → Damaszener Stahl m

adj

→ Damast-, aus Damast; damask tablecloth → Damasttischdecke f

(liter: colour) → rosig

damask [ˈdæməsk]

1. n → damasco

2. adj → damascato/a