From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Damascene \Dam"as*cene\ (d[a^]m"as*s[=e]n), n.
A kind of plum, now called {damson}. See {Damson}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Damask \Dam"ask\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus;
resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.
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2. Having the color of the damask rose.
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But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak.
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{Damask color}, a deep rose-color like that of the damask
rose.
{Damask plum}, a small dark-colored plum, generally called
{damson}.
{Damask rose} (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant
variety of rose ({Rosa damascena}) from Damascus. "Damask
roses have not been known in England above one hundred
years." --Bacon.
{Damask steel}, or {Damascus steel}, steel of the kind
originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and
its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines;
especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; --
formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great
flexibility and tenacity.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Damson \Dam"son\ (d[a^]m"z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus
plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See {Damascene}.]
A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of
the {Prunus domestica}; -- called also {damask plum}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
damson
n 1: dark purple plum of the damson tree [syn: {damson}, {damson
plum}]
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