Damask-plum

  • 11damask — [14] Originally, damask was ‘cloth from Damascus’ (which was known as Damaske in Middle English). This Syrian city was a notable centre for export to the West in the Middle Ages, and has provided English with the damson [14] (originally the… …

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  • 12Damascus steel — Damask Dam ask, a. 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the color of the damask rose. [1913 Webster] But let concealment, like a worm i the bud,… …

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  • 13damson — Damask Dam ask, a. 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the color of the damask rose. [1913 Webster] But let concealment, like a worm i the bud,… …

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  • 14Rosa damascena — Damask Dam ask, a. 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the color of the damask rose. [1913 Webster] But let concealment, like a worm i the bud,… …

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  • 15dam|ask — «DAM uhsk», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a firm, shiny, reversible linen, silk, or cotton fabric with woven designs: »hangings of damask. 2. a linen material of this type used especially for tablecloths and napkins: »Spotless damask covered the… …

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  • 16Damson — Plum Ripe damsons Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unr …

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  • 17Damson — 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}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18Prunus domestica — 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}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19damson — n. Damask plum …

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