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)

1. A fabric which is woven figured like damask.

Anagrams

• Adamses, amassed

Catalan

Noun

damassé m (plural damassés)

1. (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)

1. (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)

1. past participle of damasser

Noun

damassé m (plural damassés)

1. 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.