#VOCABULARY CORNER : damask : MEANING: noun: 1. A reversible fabric with a pattern woven into it, used for table linen, upholstery, etc. 2. Short for damask rose. 3. The color of damask rose: grayish red or pink. 4. Short for damask steel. 5. Wavy markings on such steel. adjective: 1. Made of or resembling damask. 2. Having the color of damask rose. verb tr.: 1. To decorate or weave with richly-figured designs. 2. To inlay a metal object with gold or silver patterns; to gild. ETYMOLOGY: From Damascus, where this fabric was first produced. Earliest documented use: 1325. USAGE: The richly coloured damask-covered walls do evoke the palaces for which many of the pictures were intended. Getting Away from Cultural Spinach; The Economist (London, UK); Aug 28, 2008.
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