- a variation of puggaree.
puggree
Britishnoun
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the usual Indian word for turban
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a scarf, usually pleated, around the crown of some hats, esp sun helmets
Etymology
Origin of puggree
C17: from Hindi pagrī, from Sanskrit parikara
Example Sentences
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A good thick puggree is a great protection to the back of the head and neck, the part of the body which of all others requires protection from the sun.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
He provides himself with a more magnificent cumberbund, enlarges the border of gold thread on his puggree, and furbishes up his English that he may converse pleasantly with mem saheb.
From Behind the Bungalow by Edward Hamilton Aitken
He was dressed completely in white, in the native costume, with a white "puggree" or turban on his head.
From There is no Death by Florence Marryatt
Now he is taking off his puggree and pretending to take a handkerchief out and mopping his bald head.”
From Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills by William H. C. Groome
He sought a handsome young stranger in a suit of cream-colored silk and a dove-gray helmet with peacock puggree.
From Where the Pavement Ends by John Russell
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