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Damask plum
(gcide) | Damask \Dam"ask\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus;
resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.
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2. Having the color of the damask rose.
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But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak.
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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originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and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.
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damask plum
(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.
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Damask plum
(gcide) | Damask \Dam"ask\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus;
resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.
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2. Having the color of the damask rose.
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But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak.
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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originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and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]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.
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