zari
/ʒəˈriː
/noun [mass noun]
A type of gold thread used decoratively on Indian clothing: choosing the right shade of thread and zari can mean sifting through 16 nuanced shades...
- The mustard cotton sari with batik and zari border was a present from a local admirer.
- There will always be a role for gold, just like there are people who still wear zari.
Origin
From Urdu zarī, from Persian zar 'gold'.
- ripping valve
- rippit
- ripple
- ripple box
- ripple burnish
- ripple cloth
- ripple control
- ripple counter
- ripple drift
- rippled ware
- ripple effect
- ripple fire
- ripple-fired
- ripple-firing
- ripple-flaked
- ripple-flaking
- ripple grass
- rippleless
- ripple marks
- ripple pony cloth
- rippler
- ripple sole
- ripple-soled
- ripple stitch
- ripplet