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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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
I tried to turn aside and avoid the charge, but a branch caught me across the face, and knocked my puggree off.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
She ran into her bedroom for two veils, a gray automobile puggree and one of those heavy black affairs with butterflies scattered over it, quite as effectual as a mask.
From The Drums of Jeopardy by Harold MacGrath
Everything is complete down to moustache, the folds of the puggree, the lathee or staff, indeed to the slightest detail.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
But his "puggree" was flashing with jewels—strings of them were hung round his neck—and his sash held a magnificent jewelled dagger.
From There is no Death by Florence Marryatt
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