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damask
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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.

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

damask adj.

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[from Medieval Latin damascus, from Damascus, where this fabric was originally made]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.damaskdamask - 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 Nrosa f de Damasco
damask [ˈdæməsk] n (= cloth) → damas m
damask
n
Damast m
damask (steel)Damaszener Stahl m
adj
Damast-, aus Damast; damask tableclothDamasttischdecke f
(liter: colour) → rosig
damask [ˈdæməsk]
1. ndamasco
2. adjdamascato/a

damask [ˈdæməsk]
1. ndamasco
2. adjdamascato/a


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