koftgari
Meanings
noun
- Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold; a variety of damascening common in Indian art.
Word forms
Etymology
From Hindi [Term?] (“gold-beating”), from Persian [Term?], from کوفتن (kuftan, “to beat”) + ـگر (-gar) + ـی (-i).
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