puggaree
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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His slouch hat, with a white puggaree wrapped round it, lies on the table beside him.
From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce
Their headgear was a cap of any kind, wrapped round and round with the thick folds of a brown puggaree.
From In Times of Peril by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
The small cap with its insufficient puggaree is replaced by the pith helmet, the shade of which is increased by a long quilted covering.
From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Churchill, Winston
For words introduced into English compare karma, sanyasi, fakir, brahmin, ghat, puggaree, pyjama, pucca, curry, chutney, chintz, cummerbund, khaki, rupee, durrie, turban, sepoy. doll.
From Stories from Tagore by Tagore, Rabindranath
We decided to pack as much food as possible in small bags, for which some puggaree cloth came in handy, and an old pillow-case made a good receptacle for the biscuits.
From A Kut Prisoner by Bishop, H. C. W.
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