damask vs silk

damask

noun
  • An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus. 

  • A grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose. 

  • A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings. 

  • Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour. 

  • Damascus steel 

  • The peculiar markings or water of such steel. 

  • A damask rose, Rosa × damascena. 

adj
  • Of a grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose. 

verb
  • To decorate or weave in damascene patterns 

silk

noun
  • A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. 

  • Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes. 

  • A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks. 

  • A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). 

  • The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel. 

  • A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel. 

  • The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner. 

verb
  • To remove the silk from (corn). 

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