damask
pronunciation
How to pronounce damask in British English:
UK [ˈdæməsk]
How to pronounce damask in American English:
US [ˈdæməsk]
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- Noun:
- a table linen made from linen damask
- a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
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- Adjective:
- having a woven pattern
Word Origin
- damask
- damask: [14] Originally, damask was ‘cloth from Damascus’ (which was known as Damaske in Middle English). This Syrian city was a notable centre for export to the West in the Middle Ages, and has provided English with the damson [14] (originally the damascene plum, or plum from Damascus) and the damask rose [16]. In addition, the term for the method of inlaying steel known as damascening [19], or earlier damaskining [16], comes via French and Italian from the name of Damascus (where such steel was once produced).=> damson
- damask (n.)
- late 14c., Damaske "cloth from Damascus," the Syrian city.
Example
- 1. Damask culture is no longer remembered .
- 2. Botanists believe that it originates from a cross between a dogrose and a damask rose .
- 3. He had been before in drawing-rooms hung with red damask , with pictures ' of the italian school ' .
- 4. His furniture is all damask , including the cupboards in the kitchen .
- 5. Foliaceous back provides fluff , vein is thicker , stipule is damask .