Meaning
1 sensesOf a grayish-pink colour, like that of the damask rose.
More definitions
- having a woven pattern
Examples
2 sentencesI'm not sure I like the damask wallpaper, Tom.
I'm loving the damask, Mary.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus,From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus, where the fabric was originally made.
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Forms
more damask, most damask| Comparative | more damask Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most damask Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.