pugree

pugree
/pug"ree/, n.
1. a light turban worn in India.
2. 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. Cf. havelock.
[1655-65; < Hindi pagri turban]

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