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zardozi

UK/zɑːˈdəʊzi/

zardozi noun: a kind of embroidery using gold or silver thread.

Noun

zardozi (uncountable)

  1. (South-Asia) A kind of embroidery using gold or silver thread.
    • He wore a beautiful Delhi-style cap of black velvet embroidered with zardozi over which he had draped a cloth that concealed his face.2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 101

Origin of zardozi

From Urdu زردوزی (zardōzī, “gold embroidery”), from Classical Persian زردوزی (zardōzī, “gold embroidery”). See there for more.

Questions about zardozi

What does zardozi mean?
Zardozi means a kind of embroidery using gold or silver thread.
What part of speech is zardozi?
Zardozi is a noun.
How do you pronounce zardozi?
Zardozi is pronounced /zɑːˈdəʊzi/ (UK).

Words near zardozi in the dictionary

  1. Zarcos
  2. zarda
  3. Zardaryan
  4. Zardaryans
  5. zardaverine
  6. zardozi
  7. Zardushti
  8. Zardushtis
  9. zareba
  10. zarebaed
  11. zarebaing

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