damask – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
damask
v.
weave or decorate cloth with an elaborate design; mark with a pattern of wavy lines
adj.
of or resembling damask
n.
reversible fabric with woven patterns; damask steel, Damascus steel (hand-wrought steel with a wavy pattern etched on its surface)
Damask
damask
Noun
1. a table linen made from linen damask
(hypernym) table linen, napery
2. a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
Adjective
1. having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"
(similar) fancy
Damask
(v. t.)
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.
(n.)
Linen so woven that a pattern in produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of color.
(n.)
Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of flowers and the like.
(n.)
Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or "water" of such steel.
(n.)
A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; -- made for furniture covering and hangings.
(n.)
A deep pink or rose color.
(a.)
Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.
(a.)
Having the color of the damask rose.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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