Definition of "phulkari" [phulkari]

• A kind of flower embroidery done by the natives of the Panjāb in India; also, a cloth so embroidered. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The khaddar was then dyed in different colors and transformed into beautiful, multicolored shawls using the traditional phulkari embroidery."
• "An upright piano, in an ebonised case, draped across the back with an Indian phulkari -- discs of looking-glass set in coarsely worked yellow eyelet holes forming the border of it -- stood at right angles to the wall just short of the bay window."
• "West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, carpets, doormats, and saris with phulkari design from Warangal are on display, says K. Arunachalam, manager."