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puggree
 
SYLLABICATION:pug·gree
PRONUNCIATION:  pgr
VARIANT FORMS: also pug·ga·ree or pug·a·ree (pg-r)
NOUN: A cloth band or scarf wrapped around the crown of a hat or sun helmet.
ETYMOLOGY:Hindi pag, turban, from Sanskrit parikara, girdle for a garment, from parikaroti, he surrounds : pari, around; see per1 in Appendix I + karoti, he does, makes; see kwer- in Appendix I.
 
 
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