puggry

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/ˈpʌɡɹiː/

noun

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.

OriginHindi पगड़ी →
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Meanings

nounpuggry (plural puggries)

plural puggries · alternative pagari · alternative pagri · alternative puckery · alternative pugaree · alternative puggaree · alternative puggerie · alternative puggery · alternative puggree · alternative puggri · alternative pugree

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Hindiपगड़ी
  2. Hindiपगड़ी
  3. Englishpuggry

Borrowed from Hindi पगड़ी (pagṛī).

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APA

puggry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puggry

MLA

“puggry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puggry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puggry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puggry.

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