• (a.) Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold, -- a variety of damascening much used in the arts of India.
Koft`ga·ri' adjective [ Hind. koft garï goldbeating. from Persian koft beating + garï trade.] Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold, -- a variety of damascening much used in the arts of India. 
A style of jewellery created by engraving a pattern on a metal surface and then laying fine gold or silver wire in the grooves. Also known as false damascening