| Damask | a. 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Having the color of the damask rose. [ 1913 Webster ] But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Damask color, a deep rose-color like that of the damask rose. --
Damask plum, a small dark-colored plum, generally called damson. --
Damask rose (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant variety of rose (Rosa damascena) from Damascus. “Damask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years.” Bacon. --
Damask steel, or
Damascus steel, steel of the kind originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines; especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; -- formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great flexibility and tenacity. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | Damask | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Damasked p. pr. & vb. n. Damasking. ] To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus; particularly: (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk; (b) with inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar marking or “water, ” as metal. See Damaskeen. [ 1913 Webster ] Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold. Dryde&unr_;. [ 1913 Webster ] On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton. | | Damask | n. [ From the city Damascus, L. Damascus, Gr. Damasko`s, Heb. Dammesq, Ar. Daemeshq; cf. Heb. d'meseq damask; cf. It. damasco, Sp. damasco, F. damas. Cf. Damascene, Damassé. ] 1. Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like. “A bed of ancient damask.” W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Linen so woven that a pattern in produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of color. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or “water” of such steel. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. A deep pink or rose color. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Damasken | { } v. t. [ F. damaschinare. See Damascene, v. ] To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or “water” produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask. [ 1913 Webster ] Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly engraving, and partly carving. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Damaskeen | | Damaskin | n. [ Cf. F. damasquin, adj., It. damaschino, Sp. damasquino. See Damaskeen. ] A sword of Damask steel. [ 1913 Webster ] No old Toledo blades or damaskins. Howell (1641). [ 1913 Webster ] |
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