damassé
See also: damasse
English
Alternative forms
- damasse
Etymology
Borrowed from French damassé, past participle of damasser (“to make (like) damask”), from damas (“damask”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dəˈmæseɪ/
Noun
damassé (countable and uncountable, plural damassés)
- A fabric which is woven figured like damask.
Anagrams
- Adamses, amassed
Catalan
Noun
damassé m (plural damassés)
- (Valencia) Alternative spelling of damassè
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French damassé, past participle of damasser (“to make (like) damask”), from damas (“damask”).
Noun
damassé n (plural damassés, diminutive damassétje n)
- (rare). The fabric damassé, which is woven figured like damask.
Related terms
- damasceren
- Damascus m
- damasquin n
- damast n
- damastachtig (adjective)
French
Etymology
Past participle of damasser (“to make (like) damask”), from damas (“damask”), from the Syrian city Damas (“Damascus”).
Participle
damassé (feminine damassée, masculine plural damassés, feminine plural damassées)
- past participle of damasser
Noun
damassé m (plural damassés)
- the fabric damassé, which is woven figured like damask
Related terms
- Damas m
- damas m
- damasquiner (verb)
- damasserie
- damasseur m
- damassure
Descendants
- → Catalan: damassè
- → Dutch: damassé
- → English: damassé
Further reading
- “damassé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.