'Damson' definitions:
Definition of 'damson'
(from WordNet)
noun
Dark purple plum of the damson tree [syn: damson, damson plum]
Definition of 'Damson'
From: GCIDE
- Damson \Dam"son\ (d[a^]m"z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See Damascene.] A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of the Prunus domestica; -- called also damask plum. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'damson'
From: GCIDE
- Damascene \Dam"as*cene\ (d[a^]m"as*s[=e]n), n. A kind of plum, now called damson. See Damson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'damson'
From: GCIDE
- 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- Damask steel, or Damascus steel, steel of the kind originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines; especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; -- formerly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]