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damask

/dam-uhsk/US // ˈdæm əsk //UK // (ˈdæməsk) //

绫罗绸缎,锦缎,大马士革,绫致

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a reversible fabric of linen, silk, cotton, or wool, woven with patterns.
    • : napery of this material.
    • : Metallurgy. Also called damask steel .Damascus steel. the pattern or wavy appearance peculiar to the surface of such steel.
    • : the pink color of the damask rose.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : made of or resembling damask: damask cloth.
    • : of the pink color of the damask rose.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to damascene.
    • : to weave or adorn with elaborate design, as damask cloth.

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Examples

  • There are oversized chandeliers, lots of tufted red-velvet upholstery and some damask wallpaper.

  • We headed for the Valley of Roses, where Damask roses have been grown for hundreds of years.

  • It was monstrous that this English damask rose should fall a prey to so detestable a person as the Comte de Lussigny.

  • The table cover and napkins must be of snowy damask, the glass clear as crystal, and taste must preside over each detail.

  • Although the table-cloth and the napkins were of fine damask, the knives were of a common sort, and the forks of steel.

  • The damask was even more spotless than it had seemed through the window, and the crystal more sparkling.

  • Yet I have two footmen in handsome liveries behind my Coach, and my apartment is hung with damask.