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An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus. / Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.

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damask

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damask

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdæm.əsk/

Noun

countable uncountable

An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus. / Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.

Japanese Meaning

ダマスク：ダマスカスに由来する装飾用の絹布。 / ダマスク：糸の異なる方向が織りなす模様を特色とする、色の差がなく織られたリネン織物。

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The antique damask draped over the chair shimmered in the gallery light.

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椅子に掛けられたアンティークのダマスク織の豪華な絹生地は、ギャラリーの光の下できらめいていた。

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An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.

True damasks are pure silk.

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Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.

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Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.

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