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   damask

   /ˈdaməsk/

   noun

   • 1. a rich, heavy silk or linen fabric with a pattern woven into it, used for table linen and upholstery: "the walls are covered with faded red damask"
   • 2. short for damask rose
   • 3. another term for Damascus steel historical

   adjective

   • 1. having the velvety pink or light red colour of a damask rose: literary "her damask cheek"

   verb

   • 1. decorate with or as if with a variegated pattern: literary "flowers damask the fragrant seat"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Damaske, early form of the name of Damascus, where the fabric was first produced.

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