Originally posted by Fred in NC
<br />damascus
Dict. "n : an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus "
That is where Damascus steel originated. It was forged from two or more kinds of steel, and showed the grain.
The grain in Damascus fabric has the same effect.
Everything else is a play on the word.
Fred-
It might be a regional thing as I grew up in NE.
My grandmother did a lot of sewing and I remembered her saying damask.
dam·ask ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dmsk)
n.
A rich patterned fabric of cotton, linen, silk, or wool.
A fine, twilled table linen.
Damascus steel.
The wavy pattern on Damascus steel.
tr.v. dam·asked, dam·ask·ing, dam·asks
To damascene.
To decorate or weave with rich patterns.
there is no doubt in my mind the originator of the Fibermascus meant to use your definition though.