/'dæməsk; `dæməsk/
n [U]
1 silk or linen material, with designs made visible by the reflection of light 缎子; 花缎; 锦缎; 织花麻布
*[attrib 作定语] a damask table-cloth 织花桌布.
2 steel with a pattern of wavy lines or with inlaid gold or silver 大马士革钢（带有波纹图案或镶有金银）.

n[U]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Damascus, where it was first made]
a type of cloth with a pattern woven into it, often used to cover furniture
　a damask tablecloth