bidri

English

Alternative forms

• bidree

Etymology

Hindi [Term?], in relation to the city of Bidar where it was often produced.

Noun

bidri (uncountable)

1. A kind of Indian ornamental metalwork made from a pewter-copper alloy inlaid with patterns in silver and then blackened.
   • 1865, Dublin international exhibition, Official catalogue (page xxiv)

     There are two smaller cases of silver and bidri, or inlaid metal work, and further on two cases neatly arranged and labelled of agricultural produce and raw materials generally […]