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Meaning of "puggree" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUGGREE

From Hindi pagrī, from Sanskrit parikara.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PUGGREE

puggree  [ˈpʌɡrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUGGREE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puggree is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUGGREE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

puggree

Pagri (turban)

Pagri, Pagadi is the term for a turban within India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It specifically refers to a headdress that is worn by men and needs to be manually tied. In several regional dialects it is often shortened to Pag.

Definition of puggree in the English dictionary

The definition of puggree in the dictionary is a scarf, usually pleated, around the crown of some hats, esp sun helmets.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUGGREE


aggri
ˈæɡrɪ
aggry
ˈæɡrɪ
ahungry
əˈhʌŋɡrɪ
angry
ˈæŋɡrɪ
hungry
ˈhʌŋɡrɪ
pugree
ˈpʌɡrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUGGREE

puggaree
pugged
puggie
puggier
puggiest
pugginess
pugging
puggish
puggle
puggy
pugh
pugil
pugilism
pugilist
pugilistic
pugilistical
pugilistically
Pugin
Puglia
pugmark

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUGGREE

agree
arts degree
Bachelor of Arts degree
Bachelor of Science degree
bachelor´s degree
degree
disagree
filigree
first-class honours degree
first degree
gree
higher degree
honours degree
master´s degree
pedigree
second-degree
third degree
to a degree
to the nth degree
university degree

Synonyms and antonyms of puggree in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puggree» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUGGREE

Find out the translation of puggree to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puggree from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puggree» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

puggree
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puggree
570 millions of speakers

English

puggree
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

puggree
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

puggree
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

puggree
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puggree
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

puggree
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puggree
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puggree
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

puggree
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

puggree
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

puggree
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puggree
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

puggree
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

puggree
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्युग्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

puggree
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puggree
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puggree
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

puggree
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puggree
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

puggree
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

puggree
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puggree
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puggree
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puggree

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUGGREE»

The term «puggree» is used very little and occupies the 152.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUGGREE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «puggree» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «puggree» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puggree

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUGGREE»

Discover the use of puggree in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puggree and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Up Among the Pandies: Or, A Year's Service in India
PUGGREE. 41 herculean task of dispersing my enemies. How they disappeared before Puggree's fluent Hindos- tanee ! — how they fled like chaff before his threatening gestures ! — how all-powerful was Puggree, my ally and my friend.
Sir Vivian Dering Majendie, 1859
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The United Service Magazine
Her Majesty, participating in a feeling which must actuate the regiment, graciously accorded her sanction to the ' Red Ball' and ' Puggree' being worn by the entire regiment, that for ever the gallantry recorded in its blood-red colour, should be ...
Arthur William Alsager Pollock, 1870
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Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal
The next who appear on the scene are a party of equestrians, consisting of Captain Puggree, of the 299th Native Infantry, that corps which, seeing six guns and an English regiment ready to annihilate them at the slightest sign of disaifection, ...
‎1861
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The United Service Magazine
The next who appear on the scene are a party of equestrians, consisting of Captain Puggree, of the 299th Native Infantry, that eorps which, seeing six guns and an English regiment ready to annihilate them at the slightest sign of disaffection, ...
‎1861
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The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier ...
He asked me to promise him the puggree. My answer was, Your highness is brother of Roostum Khan, who now wears the turban, while he lives you cannot hold the chieftaincy ; but you are by law his heir to the puggree, and as the treaty  ...
William Francis Patrick Napier, 1857
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The Gurkha Rifles
No turban or puggree was worn in dress uniform. The black steel-mounted sword scabbard is described as 'donkey skin'. The undress coat is described as 'single- breasted, the collar rounded in front, to fasten with hooks and eyes down to the ...
J. B. R. Nicholson, 1974
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Apparel Arts
Show different types of puggree bands in stripes and prints. Promote sale of two or three extra hat bands in different colors with each straw hat. NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE: "Head First for BLANK'S." Illustrate May calendar page with "15th" ...
‎1950
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World army uniforms since 1939
During the war the peaked cap, side cap and beret took the place of the sun helmet. Indian head-dress was normally the khaki puggree which varied in shape according to the religion and tribe of the wearer. In general terms all Muslims wore ...
Andrew Mollo, Digby George Smith, 1981
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Army uniforms of World War 2
During the war the peaked cap, side cap and beret took the place of the sun helmet. Indian head-dress was normally the khaki puggree which varied in shape according to the religion and tribe of the wearer. In general terms all Muslims wore ...
Andrew Mollo, 1973
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LIFE
It has an oil-silk puggree, sells for $4. CREW CAP MADE OF CYPRESS FIBER Smart manufacturers try to put hats on college men's heads by copying crew hats. This weighs less than an ounce, costs $2. CONTINUED ON PAGE 38 YOUR ...

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUGGREE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puggree is used in the context of the following news items.
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In 1939, on the brink of war, the Somaliland Camel Corps was …
Other ranks wore a "kullah" with "puggree" which ended in a long tail which hung down the back. A "chaplis" is typically a colourful sandal. A "kullah" is a type of ... «Somaliland Sun, Jun 12»

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