Sentence:  ...but what struck Tom's fancy most was a strange, grim-looking, high backed chair, carved in the most fantastic manner, with a flowered <WSD>damask</WSD> cushion, and the round knobs at the bottom of the legs carefully tied up in red cloth, as if it had got the gout in its toes. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.