The Collaborative International Dictionary
Damasking
Damask \Dam"ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Damasked; p. pr. & vb. n. Damasking.] To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus; particularly:
with flowers and rich designs, as silk;
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with inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar marking or ``water,'' as metal. See Damaskeen.
Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold.
--Dryde?.On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers.
--Milton.
Wiktionary
damasking
vb. (present participle of damask English)
Usage examples of "damasking".
The running sore at the corner of my mouth, the insect bites damasking my flesh, the bruises and abrasions incising their steel-blue intaglios on my shins .