dam·ask (d ăm əsk)
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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. (click for a larger image) damask |