Damask
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A short encyclopedia entry on damask from an 1859 commercial cyclopedia. It defines damask as a figured silk, wool, linen or cotton fabric, traces the name to Damascus, and notes production centers in Flanders, Dunfermline, Lisburn and Ardoyne. It also discusses the Irish linen damask industry, hand-loom versus power-loom and Jacquard weaving, and the design of table linens, and ends with a note on damask steel.
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- Article
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- 1859
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- English
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