PUGGRY

Etymology

Noun

puggry (plural puggries)

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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