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Damask \Dam"ask\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus;
resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.
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2. Having the color of the damask rose.
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But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak.
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{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originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Damascus \Damascus\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of Syria. Population (2000) = 1,549,932.
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{Damascus blade}, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at
Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and
proverbial for excellence.
{Damascus iron}, or {Damascus twist}, metal formed of thin
bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and
welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of
high quality, in which the surface, when polished and
acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance.
{Damascus steel}. See {Damask steel}, under {Damask}, a.
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