pugree

[ puhg-ree ]

/ ˈpʌg ri /

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noun

a light turban worn in India.

a scarf of silk or cotton, usually colored or printed, wound round a hat or helmet and falling down behind as a protection against the sun.Compare havelock.

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Also pugaree, puggaree.

Origin of pugree

First recorded in 1655–65, pugree is from the Hindi word pagṛī turban

Words nearby pugree

pugmark, pug mill, pugnacious, pugnacity, pug nose, pugree, Pugwash conferences, puha, puh-leeze, puir, puirtith

How to use pugree in a sentence

She was dressed in white, and in the pugree of her helmet was the one touch of color, Rajah's blue feather.
Parrot & Co.|Harold MacGrath
He was a strange-looking old man, with a white beard and a small badly-rolled pugree.
Mr. Isaacs|F. Marion Crawford
He had left his helmet behind him, and wore only a khaki pugree with a khaki 'kula' in the centre of it.
To Lhassa at Last|Powell Millington