damask

Etymology

From Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, named after the city Damascus, where the fabric was originally made.

noun

1. An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
   True damasks are pure silk.
2. Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.
3. A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings.
4. Damascus steel.
5. The peculiar markings or water of such steel.
6. A damask rose, Rosa × damascena.
7. A grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.
   damask:

adj

1. Of a grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.
   My cage has many rooms / Damask and dark / Nothing there sings, / Not even my lark. 1973, Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

verb

1. To decorate or weave in damascene patterns