ˈkȯftgə(ˌ)rē noun
( -s )
Etymology: Hindi koftgarī, from Persian kōftgarī, from kōftgar maker of koftgari, from kōft blow, beating + -gar doing; akin to Sanskrit kāra doing — more at karma
: Indian damascene work in which steel is inlaid with gold
ˈkȯftgə(ˌ)rē noun
( -s )
Etymology: Hindi koftgarī, from Persian kōftgarī, from kōftgar maker of koftgari, from kōft blow, beating + -gar doing; akin to Sanskrit kāra doing — more at karma
: Indian damascene work in which steel is inlaid with gold
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012