A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg damask PRONUNCIATION: (DAM-uhsk) MEANING: noun:1. A reversible fabric with a pattern woven into it, used for table linen, upholstery, etc. 2. Short for damask rose. 3. The color of damask rose: grayish red or pink. 4. Short for damask steel. 5. Wavy markings on such steel.. adjective: 1. Made of or resembling damask. 2. Having the color of damask rose. verb tr.: 1. To decorate or weave with richly-figured designs. 2. To inlay a metal object with gold or silver patterns; to gild. ETYMOLOGY: From Damascus, where this fabric was first produced. Earliest documented use: 1325. USAGE: The richly coloured damask-covered walls do evoke the palaces for which many of the pictures were intended. Getting Away from Cultural Spinach; The Economist (London, UK); Aug 28, 2008. Explore damask in the Visual Thesaurus. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: There are two kinds of light -- the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. -James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)
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