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pugree
[ puhg-ree ]
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of pugree1
First recorded in 1655–65, pugree is from the Hindi word pagṛī turban
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Example Sentences
She was dressed in white, and in the pugree of her helmet was the one touch of color, Rajah's blue feather.
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He was a strange-looking old man, with a white beard and a small badly-rolled pugree.
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He had left his helmet behind him, and wore only a khaki pugree with a khaki 'kula' in the centre of it.
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