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Definition of puggaree

Puggaree
Puggaree Pug"ga*ree, n. Same as Puggry.
puggaree
Puggry Pug"gry, Puggree Pug"gree, n. [Written also puggaree, puggeree, etc.] [Hind. pag[.r]i turban.] A light scarf wound around a hat or helmet to protect the head from the sun. [India] --Yule. A blue-gray felt hat with a gold puggaree. --Kipling.

Meaning of puggaree from wikipedia

- the New Zealand military badge attached to the front of the cloth band (puggaree) wound around the base of the hat's crown. In the United States it was...
- model has four folds with a wider space between them in the faux puggaree. A puggaree is a type of Indian turban, namely a thin muslin scarf tied around...
- helmet with a scarlet puggaree The Royal New Brunswick Regiment's full dress uniform includes a Wolseley helmet with a blue puggaree. The Cameron Highlanders...
- of the helmet was covered by white cloth, often with a cloth band (or puggaree) around it, and small holes for ventilation. Military versions often had...
- War I. The different branches of service were distinguished by coloured puggaree or wide bands around the base of the crown (blue and red for artillery...
- Shola-style pith helmets feature a thin leather belt that runs from under the puggaree across the top. The chin strap commonly runs across the front brim. Shola...
- pin is used by colonies. The fraternity's by-laws formerly prescribed a puggaree to band a boater hat that is black silk with the middle third occupied...
- British personnel were distinguished by pith helmets with dark blue edged puggaree bands while locally recruited officers wore fez like headdresses (see photo...
- insignia, the different branches of service were differentiated by coloured puggarees or wide bands around the base of the crown (blue and red for artillery...
- the official pattern Foreign Service Helmet with a regimentally specific puggaree. The present uniform of the Madras Regiment includes a green lanyard on...