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n.) A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen.

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	~~v. t~~.) ~~To wet and calender~~, as ~~cloth, so as to impart~~ to ~~it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as~~, ~~to water~~ silk. Cf. ~~Water~~, n., 6.		n.) A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen.