wootz
Wootz (woots), n. Etym: [Perhaps a corruption of Canarese ukku steel.] Defn: 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.
Wootz (woots), n. Etym: [Perhaps a corruption of Canarese ukku steel.] Defn: 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.