| Damascus |
the capital of Syria. |
| Damascus steel |
hand-wrought steel, used esp. for sword blades, that is made by repeated folding and welding, thereby creating a pattern of wavy lines; damask steel. |
| damask |
a fine cloth woven of linen, silk, wool, or cotton with a prominent, elaborate pattern. [6 definitions] |
| damask rose |
a fragrant pink Asian rose that is an ancestor of hybrid roses and whose oil is often used as a source for attar. |
| damask steel |
see "Damascus steel." |
| dame |
an honorific term used in the past for a woman in authority, such as a head of household. [3 definitions] |
| dame school |
an informal school common to Colonial New England in which rudimentary educational and social skills were taught to children by a woman in her home. [2 definitions] |
| dammit |
used to express anger or frustration. |
| damn |
to declare the immorality or unworthiness of; condemn. [11 definitions] |
| damnable |
deserving to be condemned. [2 definitions] |
| damnation |
the act of damning or condition of being damned. [2 definitions] |
| damnatory |
expressing, threatening, or causing condemnation. |
| damned |
condemned, esp. to hell. [4 definitions] |
| damn it |
used to express anger or frustration. |
| Damocles |
in Greek legend, a man who was placed under a sword that hung by a single hair, to learn of the perilous nature of a ruler's life. |
| damp |
slightly wet; not completely dry. [8 definitions] |
| damp-dry |
to dry (laundry) partially so that some moisture is retained. |
| dampen |
to make moist. [3 definitions] |
| damper |
a person or thing that damps or dampens, esp. one that restrains or controls. [2 definitions] |
| damsel |
a young woman or maiden, esp., in the distant past, one of noble birth. |
| damselfish |
any of a group of brightly colored marine fish from the family Pomacentridae, living esp. among coral reefs. |