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damasking

damasking is the present participle and gerund of damask.

Meaning of damask

Verb

damask (third-person singular simple present damasks, present participle damasking, simple past and past participle damasked)

  1. To decorate or weave in damascene patterns
    • Madame de Mercœur had herself arranged her dress, which was splendid white silk, damasked with silver flowers; but it was with much internal misgiving that she put on the graceful cap and plume.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter II, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 19

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Questions about damasking

What is damasking the present participle and gerund of?
Damasking is the present participle and gerund of damask.

Words near damasking in the dictionary

  1. damasken
  2. damaskened
  3. damaskening
  4. damaskin
  5. damaskined
  6. damasking
  7. damaskining
  8. damaskins
  9. damasks
  10. damasky
  11. Damaso

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