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‖ koftgari E. Indian.|kɒftgəˈriː|
Also koftgaree.
[Urdū (Pers.) kuft-, koftgarī ‘beaten-work,’ f. kuftan to beat + garī making, work.]
A kind of Indian damascene-work, in which a pattern traced on steel is inlaid with gold.
1874G. C. M. Birdwood in Cole Obj. Indian Art 60 Even European tradesmen gave their orders for koftgaree through me. 1874Cole ibid. 121 Armour of kuftgari..was worn by the Sikh horsemen. 1887Hunter Imp. Gaz. India XII. 447 The famous koftgári or damascene work manufactured at Kotli. |