damask

Meanings

1. An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
2. Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.
3. A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings.
4. Damascus steel.
5. The peculiar markings or water of such steel.
6. A damask rose, Rosa × damascena.
7. A grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.

1. Of a grayish-pink colour, like that of the damask rose.

1. To decorate or weave in damascene patterns

1. Relating to, or originating at, the city of Damascus.

Etymology

From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus, where the fabric was originally made.

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