wootz


wootz

W5228350 (wo͞ots)n. A hard, high-carbon steel developed in India around 300 bc, used in the production of Damascus steel.
[Probably from a misreading of an English transcription of Kannada ukku, urku, steel; akin to Tamil uruku, to melt and urukku, melted thing, steel.]

wootz

(wuːts) n (Metallurgy) a type of crucible steel developed in India