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damask
01
woven with a reversible, often intricate design created by the interplay of satin and sateen weaves
Examples
The upholstery featured a damask motif of scrolling florals in muted gold.
Her evening gown was cut from damask fabric that shimmered under the lights.
Damask
01
a rich, durable cloth woven so that the design appears on both sides, traditionally used for fine apparel and home furnishings
Examples
She draped the antique damask over her shoulders as a lightweight shawl.
The boutique stocked silk damask in jewel-tone palettes for bridal wear.
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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.
A modern bladesmith pattern-welded seven layers of steel to create his own damas hunting knife.
