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Dimashq
Arabic · medieval
"the city of Damascus"
the Arabic name for the city of Damascus
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damas
Old French · medieval
"a patterned woven fabric"
named a richly patterned woven fabric after the city
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damask
English · medieval
"a reversible, patterned woven fabric"
settled as the English name for the fabric and its weave
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