bidri

Etymology
, in relation to the city of Bidar where it was often produced.

Noun

 * 1) A kind of Indian ornamental metalwork made from a pewter-copper alloy inlaid with patterns in silver and then blackened.
 * 2) * 1865, Dublin international exhibition, Official catalogue (page xxiv)
 * There are two smaller cases of silver and bidri, or inlaid metal work, and further on two cases neatly arranged and labelled of agricultural produce and raw materials generally