zardozi

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UK/zɑːˈdəʊzi/

noun

A kind of embroidery using gold or silver thread.

OriginUrdu زردوزی ← Classical Persian زردوزی →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounzardozi (uncountable)
  1. South AsiauncountableA kind of embroidery using gold or silver thread.First known use 19th c.

    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

  1. Classical Persianزردوزی“gold embroidery”
  2. Urduزردوزی“gold embroidery”
  3. Englishzardozi

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

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APA

zardozi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zardozi

MLA

“zardozi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zardozi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zardozi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zardozi.

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