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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"The man in the puggree" is Sir John,—ripe for many years to come, and when he has another banquet, may I be there to see.
From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 by Furniss, Harry
They were courteous people, and not only refused the quarter dollar which I pressed upon them, but gave me a handkerchief full of bananas when I left them, being pleased, however, to accept a puggree.
From The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
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 Marryatt, Florence
When the right moment came she would discard the puggree and drop the black veil.
From The Drums of Jeopardy by MacGrath, Harold
Some of them are prickly, and as the elephant slowly forces his way through the mass of pendent swaying cords, they lacerate and tear the mahout's clothes and skin, and appropriate his puggree.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by Inglis, James
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