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damask

reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibres, with a pattern formed by weaving with one warp and one weft
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damask

Summary

damask ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,181 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Damascus is named after damask[2].
  • damask is a type of woven fabric[3].
  • damask's Commons category is recorded as Damask[4].
  • damask's described by source is recorded as Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles[5].
  • damask's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • damask's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[7].
  • damask's described by source is recorded as Warp and Weft[8].
  • damask's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • damask's different from is recorded as Adamaszek[10].
  • damask's fabrication method is recorded as Jacquard weaving[11].
  • damask's fabrication method is recorded as weaving[12].

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Definition and Type

damask is a type of woven fabric[3].

Origins

Damascus is named after damask[2].

Why It Matters

damask ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,181 views/month).[1] damask has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] damask is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Damascus

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Linen diaper and damask. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fabrication method → Jacquard weaving, weaving
    Named after → Damascus
    Subclass of → woven fabric
    Different from → Adamaszek
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27001, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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