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PUGGREE
Etymology
Noun
puggree (plural puggrees)
A strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.
Source: Wiktionary
Pug"gry, Pug"gree, n. [Written also puggaree, puggeree, etc.] [Hind. pagrsi turban.]
Definition: A light scarf wound around a hat or helmet to protect the head from the sun. [India] Yule.
A blue-gray felt hat with a gold puggaree. Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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