pugree
[ puhg-ree ]
/ ˈpʌg ri /
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.
Origin of pugree
First recorded in 1655–65,
pugree is from the Hindi word
pagṛī turban
Words nearby pugree
pugilist,
pugin,
puglia,
pugmark,
pugnacious,
pugree,
pugwash conferences,
puh-leeze,
puha,
puir,
puirtith