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Definition of Damassin
1. n. A kind of modified damask or brocade.
Definition of Damassin
1. Noun. A kind of modified damask or brocade. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Damassin
1. damask cloth decorated with gold and silver thread [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Damassin
Literary usage of Damassin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1847)
"damassin is a kind of damask, with gold and silver flowers, woven in the warp
and woof ; or occasionally with silk organzine. DAMPS, in mining, are noxious ..."
2. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1814)
"... island of St. Domingo, -\\ leagues п. да. of Coteaux, between which are two
coves affording anchorage ; that nearest Coteaux is called Anse a damassin. ..."
3. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"(Damascus, where first made.) Iron or steel inlaid with gold or silver. damassin.
[Fr.] A kind of damask worked with gold and silver patterns in the warp. ..."
4. Dictionary of Textiles by Louis Harmuth (1915)
"damassin—A gold and silver brocade, originally from Venice in 'the 17th century,
later made in France. The gold or silver №reads have ..."
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