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alt. A fine gold or silver thread used in traditional Indian, Pakistani and Persian garments, especially as brocade in saris etc. n. A fine gold or silver thread used in traditional Indian, Pakistani and Persian garments, especially as brocade in saris etc.
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Zari (or Jari) is an even thread traditionally made of fine gold or silver used in traditional Bengali, Indian, and Pakistani garments, especially as brocade in saris etc. This thread is woven into fabrics, primarily made of silk to create intricate patterns. It is believed this tradition started during the Mughal era and the Surat pot being linked to the Haj pilgrims and Indians was a major factor for introducing this craft in India. During the Vedic ages, zari was associated with the grand attired of Gods, kings and literary figures. Today, in most fabrics, zari is not made of real gold and silver, but has cotton or polyester yarn at its core, wrapped by golden/silver metallic yarn.
Zari is the main material in most silk sarees and gharara. It is also used in other garments made of silk, like skirts, tops and vettis.
Zari may refer to:
- Zari, a thread made of fine gold or silver
- Zari, Palghar, a village in Maharashtra India
- Zari, Parbhani, a village in Maharashtra, India
- Zari, Tibet, a village in Tibet
- Zari, Iran, a village in Iran
Usage examples of "zari".
But even he knew, deep in his heart, that if anyone ever spotted him watching Zari on the playground, his cover was going to be blown wide open.
Elber struggled to keep half an eye at least on the view panel set into the wall opposite as two-and-a-half-year-old Zari unfolded her chair from the wall and sat down, happily singing to herself.
His eyes lit on a fold-frame flat-photo of Jassa and Zari that he had brought along.
On the 30th April, Pashazade Zari Moncef al-Mansur, only son of the Emir of Tunis, married Sally Welham at a private ceremony in an annexe of the Great al-Zaytuna Mosque.
It seemed that Zari Moncef al-Mansur, eldest son of the old Emir of Tunis had married Sally Welham, an English photographer on the .