damask

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

dam·ask /ˈdæməsk/ noun [uncountable] TIMa type of cloth with a pattern woven into it, often used to cover furniture 〔常用来铺在家具上的〕织花缎子，锦缎 a damask tablecloth 一块织花桌布

Examples from the Corpus

damask• He is magnificently dressed in damask decorated with peacock feathers, and wears the Order of the Golden Fleece.• The furniture is of walnut, with comfortable chairs in red damask.• All rooms are hung with green or crimson silk damask and the cornices, door-cases and chair-frames are all carved in gilt.• They'd got out the best china and crystal glasses, the damask napkins, the ebony-handled knives.• The original, unfaded colour of the damask in the saloon is found behind a state portrait.• The royal coat of arms embroidered in silk on the white damask under the tester of the King's bed.Origin damask (1300-1400) Damascus, where it was first made

dam·ask nounChineseSyllable

Corpus pattern type a cloth with a of

damask
dam‧ask /ˈdæməsk/