See Also: damask(medicine)
damask(1)(dictionary)
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damask(dictionary)

damask(2) (iou)



damask verb trans. M16.
[from the noun.]
Freq. as damasked pa. pple & ppl adjective.
Weave with richly-figured designs. M16.
= DAMASCENE verb. L16.
Cause to have the colour of a damask rose. poet. L16.
Shakespeare Sonnets I have seen roses damask'd..But no such roses see I in her cheeks.
Ornament with an intricate or variegated pattern. E17.
Milton On the soft downie Bank damaskt with flours.
Deface or destroy by stamping or marking with lines or figures. L17.
Warm (wine). slang. L17-L18.