damast

Dutch

Etymology

From French damas, from Damas 'Damascus', the Syrian city it's supposed to originate from

Noun

damast n (plural damasten)

1. The fabric damask
2. A similarly decorative, 'floral' pattern, notably made on finely worked metal using biting chemicals

Derived terms

• damastachtig (adjective)
• damasten (adjective)
• damastpatroon n
• damastpruim
• damastroos
• damaststaal n
• damasttekening
• damastwater n
• damastweefsel n
• damastwerk n
• damastwerker m
• damastwever m
• damastweefsel n
• gedamast (adjective)
• halfdamast n
• meubeldamast n

Related terms

• damasceren
• damassé (adjective)

Adjective

damast (not comparable)

1. alternative form of damasten 'made of damask'

Anagrams

• smaadt