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damask
01
woven with a reversible, often intricate design created by the interplay of satin and sateen weaves
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
relational
ungradable
Examples
The upholstery featured a damask motif of scrolling florals in muted gold.
Damask
01
a rich, durable cloth woven so that the design appears on both sides, traditionally used for fine apparel and home furnishings
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
damasks
Examples
She draped the antique damask over her shoulders as a lightweight shawl.
02
a legendary Middle Eastern steel famed for its distinctive rippling or ladder-like surface patterns, forged by pattern-welding layers of iron and high-carbon steel and etching to reveal the designs
Examples
The museum's centerpiece was a 12th-century damas sword, its waves of light and dark steel still mesmerizing.
