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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
damask /ˈdaməsk/

▶noun

1 a figured, lustrous fabric, with a pattern visible on both sides.
■ a tablecloth made of damask.

2 (also damask steel) historical another term for Damascus steel.

▶adjective literary of the colour of a damask rose. ▶verb literary decorate with or as if with a variegated pattern.

– origin ME: from Damaske, early form of the name of Damascus, the city in Syria where the fabric was first produced.

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