Dam ascus twist

A kind of gun-barrel made of a ribbon of Damascus-iron coiled around a man drel and welded. ( Knight.) dăm-ask, s. & a. [From Damascus, where it was originally manufactured.] A. As substantive: I. Literally: 1. Fabric: IMG:content-1766.png:[blocks in formation] (1) A rich silk stuff originally made at Damascus, and thence deriving its name. It had raised figures in various patterns, and flowers in their natural colors embo ed upon a white or colored ground. IMG:content-1767.png:[blocks in formation] Needlework: A name given to Satin-stitch when worked upon a linen foundation. [SATIN-STITCH.] called also Dame's-violet (q. v.). damask-violet, s. Hesperis matron a les. It is