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Puggaree

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pug·gree  (pgr) also pug·ga·ree or pug·a·ree (pg-r)
n.
A cloth band or scarf wrapped around the crown of a hat or sun helmet.

[Hindi pag, turban, from Sanskrit parikara, girdle for a garment, from parikaroti, he surrounds : pari, around; see per1 in Indo-European roots + karoti, he does, makes; see kwer- in Indo-European roots.]


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