Damson

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Damascene \Dam"as*cene\ (d[a^]m"as*s[=e]n), n.
     A kind of plum, now called {damson}. See {Damson}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Damask \Dam"ask\, a.
     1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus;
        resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.
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     2. Having the color of the damask rose.
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              But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
              Feed on her damask cheek.             --Shak.
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     {Damask color}, a deep rose-color like that of the damask
        rose.
  
     {Damask plum}, a small dark-colored plum, generally called
        {damson}.
  
     {Damask rose} (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant
        variety of rose ({Rosa damascena}) from Damascus. "Damask
        roses have not been known in England above one hundred
        years." --Bacon.
  
     {Damask steel}, or {Damascus steel}, steel of the kind
        originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and
        its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines;
        especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; --
        formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great
        flexibility and tenacity.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Damson \Dam"son\ (d[a^]m"z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus
     plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See {Damascene}.]
     A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of
     the {Prunus domestica}; -- called also {damask plum}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  damson
       n : sweet dark purple plum [syn: {damson plum}]