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Wootz means A type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades..
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/wuːts/ · noun
A type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades..
The celebrated wootz or steel of India, made in little cakes of only about two pounds weight, possesses qualities which no European steel can surpass.
The ferrum Indicum of the Classics may still be represented by the famous Wootz or Wutz, the 'natural Indian steel,' still so much prized for Sword-blades in Persia and Afghanistan.
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Wootz means A type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades..
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The celebrated wootz or steel of India, made in little cakes of only about two pounds weight, possesses qualities which no European steel can surpass.
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