Damask
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A one-page dictionary entry on damask from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary. It defines damask as a rich figured silk originally from Damascus, then as a linen fabric made in Scotland and Ireland for table linen, and also as a watered stuff or moire. It includes historical and biblical anecdotes about Damascus and its trade, and notes that the figures are produced by a particular arrangement of the loom and warp threads.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
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- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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