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‖ phulkari N. India|ˈp(h)uːlkari| [a. Hindī phūlkarī a tissued flower on cloth, etc., f. phūl a flower + -kār, suffix of agent.] A kind of flower embroidery; a cloth or shawl so embroidered.
1872B. H. Baden-Powell Hand-bk. Econ. Products of Punjab II. ix. 100/1 ‘Phúlkárí’ (lit. ‘flower work’) scarf, value Rs. 11. Ibid. x. 106 Over the head is thrown a ‘chádar’ of coarse cloth, prettily embroidered in many colored silks, called ‘phulkári’. 1887H. G. H. Blackwood Jrnl. 1 Dec. in Our Viceregal Life in India (1889) II. xiii. 224 They were collected in a small inner court, which was hung with the pretty phulcarries they make here. 1888F. A. Steel in Jrnl. Indian Art II. 72 Intending purchasers..should remember that phulkari work is a true art. Ibid., Phulkaris are still a necessary part of a Hindu and Sikh bride's trousseau. 1890in Cent. Dict. 1893G. Birdwood in Catal. Loan Exhib. Embroidery by Indian Women (Soc. Encouragement Indian Art) 15, I did not know of any needlework being produced by the women of India for sale, excepting the phul-kāri (i.e., ‘flower-work’). 1896Youngson 40 Yrs. Punjab Mission ii. 11 Phulkaries, or shawls of coarse cloth tastefully adorned with silk by the women, are worn. 1969Eve's Weekly (Bombay) 20 Dec. 43/1 Another in magenta white and saffron phulkari against brown is styled on the same lines. 1969Femina (Bombay) 26 Dec. 8/4 She had revived an old art like the ‘phulkari’... The applique work was bold and mirror work pretty. 1971Sunday Australian 8 Aug. 46 Phulkari embroidery is the traditional work used on all the linen items in a girl's glory box. |