puggree

/ ˈpʌɡrɪ; ˈpʌɡərɪ /

noun

Origin of puggree¹

C17: from Hindi pagrī, from Sanskrit parikara

He carried a dove-gray sun helmet with not more than three yards of bright peacock puggree.

He sought a handsome young stranger in a suit of cream-colored silk and a dove-gray helmet with peacock puggree.

I tried to turn aside and avoid the charge, but a branch caught me across the face, and knocked my puggree off.

Everything is complete down to moustache, the folds of the puggree, the lathee or staff, indeed to the slightest detail.

When the right moment came she would discard the puggree and drop the black veil.

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