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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word DAMASK. Etymology of the word
DAMASK.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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DAMASK,
Damascus cloth, figured stuff. (Proper name) M. E.
damaske. 'Clothes of ueluet, damaske, and
of golde;' Lidgate, Storie of Thebes, pt. iii. ed. 1561, fol.
ccclxix, col. 2.—Low Lat. Damascus, cloth of Damascus
(Ducange).—Lat. Damascus, proper name.—Gk.
Δαμασκός. Cf. Arab.
Demeshq, Damascus; Palmer's Pers.
Dict. col. 272; Heb. dmeseq, damask; Heb. Dameseq, Damascus, one of
the oldest cities in the world, mentioned in Gen. xiv.
15. Der. Hence also damask-rose, Spenser, Shep. Kal.
April, 60; Hackluyt's Voyages, vol. ii. pt. i. p. 165; damask, verb;
damaskine, to inlay with gold (F. damasquiner); also damson, q.v.
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ADDENDA
l. 6. For Heb. Dameseq,
read Heb. Dammeseq (with dagesh forte); Heb. dmeseq
is better written dĕmeseq.—A. L. M.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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