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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.

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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

Noun

a heavy fabric with a pattern woven into it, used for tablecloths, curtains, etc. [Damascus, where fabric originally made]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"