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pug⋅ga⋅ree

[puhg-uh-ree]
–noun
pugree.
Also, pug⋅gree [puhg-ree] .
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pug·gree   (pŭg'rē)   
n.  A cloth band or scarf wrapped around the crown of a hat or sun helmet.

[Hindi pagṛī, turban, from Sanskrit parikaraḥ, 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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