Meaning
1 sensesTo decorate or weave in damascene patterns
Examples
2 sentencesI'm not sure I like the damask wallpaper, Tom.
I'm loving the damask, Mary.
Translations
4 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Damascus,From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus, where the fabric was originally made.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
damasks, damasking, damasked, damaskedWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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.