damask-linen

damask-linen
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  • linen — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cloth, material, flaxen fabric, sheeting, linen cloth. Types of linen include: damask, single damask, five leaf damask, eight leaf damask, linen duck, linen huckaback, linen crash, dowlas, osnaburg, low sheeting, low brown… …   English dictionary for students

  • Damask — Dam ask (d[a^]m ask), n. [From the city Damascus, L. Damascus, Gr. Damasko s, Heb. Dammesq, Ar. Daemeshq; cf. Heb. d meseq damask; cf. It. damasco, Sp. damasco, F. damas. Cf. {Damascene}, {Damass[ E]}.] 1. Damask silk; silk woven with an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • damask — [dam′əsk] n. [It damasco, after L Damascus (the city)] 1. a durable, lustrous, reversible fabric as of silk or linen, in figured weave, used for table linen, upholstery, etc. 2. a) DAMASCUS STEEL b) the wavy markings of such steel 3. deep pink or …   English World dictionary

  • Damask — For other uses, see Damask (disambiguation). Italian silk polychrome damasks, 14th century. Damask (Arabic: دمسق‎) is a reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibers, with a pattern formed by …   Wikipedia

  • damask — /dam euhsk/, n. 1. a reversible fabric of linen, silk, cotton, or wool, woven with patterns. 2. napery of this material. 3. Metall. a. Also called damask steel. See Damascus steel. b. the pattern or wavy appearance peculiar to the surface of such …   Universalium

  • damask — /ˈdæməsk / (say damuhsk) noun 1. a reversible fabric of linen, silk, cotton, or wool, woven with patterns. 2. the table linen of this material. 3. → Damascus steel. 4. the peculiar pattern or wavy appearance on its surface. 5. the pink colour of… …  

  • damask — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a a figured woven fabric (esp. silk or linen) with a pattern visible on both sides. b twilled table linen with woven designs shown by the reflection of light. 2 a tablecloth made of this material. 3 hist. steel with a watered… …   Useful english dictionary

  • damask — dam•ask [[t]ˈdæm əsk[/t]] n. 1) tex an elaborately patterned, usu. reversible fabric of linen, silk, cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers, woven on a Jacquard loom 2) mel a) Damascus steel b) the wavy appearance of such steel 3) the pink color of… …   From formal English to slang

  • damask — I. noun Etymology: Middle English damaske, from Medieval Latin damascus, from Damascus Date: 14th century 1. a firm lustrous fabric (as of linen, cotton, silk, or rayon) made with flat patterns in a satin weave on a plain woven ground on jacquard …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • linen — n 1. cloth, fabric, material, textile, woven fabric, damask. 2.Often linens bedding, bed linens, bedclothes; sheets, pillowcases, pillowslips, pillow shams; towels, washcloths, facecloths, washrags; table linen, tablecloths, napkins …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • Irish linen — is the brand name given to linen produced in Ireland. Linen is cloth made from the flax fibre, which was grown in Ireland for many years before advanced agricultural methods and more suitable climate led to the concentration of quality flax… …   Wikipedia

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