DAMASK, a sort of silken stuff, having some parts raised above the ground, representing flowers or other figures. Damask should be of dressed silks, both in warp and woof. It has its name from its being originally brought from Damascus in Syria. There
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Damiens. There is also a stuff in France called the essart damask, made in imitation of the true damask, having wool of hair, coarse silk, thread, wool, or cotton. Some have the warp of silk and the wool of thread; others are all thread or all wool.