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WOOTZ
Etymology
Noun
wootz (countable and uncountable, plural wootzes)
A famous type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades.
Usage notes
In earlier usage it appears as simply wootz (see quotations), later being referred to as wootz steel
Source: Wiktionary
Wootz (woots), n. Etym: [Perhaps a corruption of Canarese ukku steel.]
Definition: A species of steel imported from the East Indies, valued for making edge tools; Indian steel. It has in combination a minute portion of alumina and silica.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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