'Damask color' definitions:

Definition of 'Damask color'

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  • Damask \Dam"ask\, a.
  • 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Having the color of the damask rose. [1913 Webster]
  • But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Damask color, a deep rose-color like that of the damask rose.
  • Damask plum, a small dark-colored plum, generally called damson.
  • Damask rose (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant variety of rose (Rosa damascena) from Damascus. "Damask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years." --Bacon.
  • Damask steel, or Damascus steel, steel of the kind originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines; especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; -- formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great flexibility and tenacity. [1913 Webster]