pagri cloth

noun

A fabric used for turbans and other garments

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nounpagri cloth (uncountable)
  1. IndiauncountabletextileA fabric used for turbans and other garments

    Pagri-cloth coats are useful in the hot weather

    1916, The Royal Engineers Journal, page 237
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    As an optional extra you can, if you are a man, buy a length of gaily coloured pagri cloth, pink, red, chocolate or fretted brown or white, and have it wound on your head as a turban in the distinctive Rajput style.

    1977, James Elliott, India, London: Batsford, page 191
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