Dictionary entry

Damask (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Dam″ask, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Damasked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Damasking.] To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus; particularly: (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk; (b) with inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar marking or “water,” as metal. See Damaskeen.

Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold. Dryde�.

On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers. Milton.