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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Damas, Dammas, n. Also: damase, -ais, -ayse. [OF. Damas Damascus. Cf. Dalmes, Dames, and Damask.]

1. Damask.(a) 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 274.
xxiii elne of satin and damas 1501 Ib. II. 64.
For making ane caip of blak damas 1549 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 197.
Ane hail compleit stand of blak damais 1559 Fam. Rose 227.
Ane chesapill and ane tennakill off reid damas 1565 Prot. Bk. T. Johnsoun 97.
1 pare of courtenis of blak damas 1581 Acts III. 220/2.
Welwet, satyne, damas, taffateis 1603 Philotus xxix.
Silk, satyne, damayse, or grograine 1648 Linlithgow Pal. 331.
Thrie piece of red damase Ib. 332.
Tabill cloaths of damase(b) 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 83.
A belt of blak dammas hernessit with gold 1516 Inv. Wardrobe 25.
Ane pece of gray dammas 1533 Treas. Acc. VI. 182.
Deliverit … to be ane pair of courtenis to the Kingis bed, xxviij elnis dammas 1560 Aberd. B. Rec. MS. XXIV. (J).
Ane casakene of dammas with pesmentis of siluir a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 39.
This ladie gave … to the kirk of Seytoun ane compleit stand of quhyt dammas

2. Attrib. with cape, courtein, dirnik, gold, goun. 1503 Treas. Acc. II. 209.
xi elne damas gold wyre to be ane cote to the King Ib. 314.
xv elne damas gold … to the said Lady Gray 1516 Acta Conc. MS. XXVIII. 34.
Ane patlat of dammas gold 1561 Inv. Q. Mary p. cxli.
Twa blew damais capis stripit with gold 1571 Melville Chart. 119.
To his said sones wyffe his damas goun 1630 Bamff Chart. 223.
Sex lining brotlets, and ane of damas dirnik 1661 Buccleuch Mun. II. 313.
Ane sute of blue damas courteins