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Topic: MATERIAL, TEXTILES

Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Damascus, where it was first made

damask

 noun
     
dam‧ask [uncountable]
TIM a type of cloth with a pattern woven into it, often used to cover furniture:
a damask tablecloth
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