zardozi
English edit
Etymology edit
From Urdu زردوزی (zardōzī, “gold embroidery”), from Classical Persian زردوزی (zardōzī, “gold embroidery”). See there for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zardozi (uncountable)
- (South Asia) A kind of embroidery using gold or silver thread. [from 19th c.]
- 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 101:
- 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: