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Where does “damassé” come from?

damassé (French) comes from French damasser, from French Damas — Damascus.

damassé (French): past participle of damasser; The fabric damassé,...

Definitions

  1. past participle of damasser; The fabric damassé,...

Ancestry of “damassé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdamasser"to damask, to work damask-like"
2FrenchDamasDamascus

Words derived from “damassé”

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