puggry
/ˈpʌɡɹiː/
puggry noun: a strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.
Noun
puggry (plural puggries)
- A strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.
Forms of puggry
| plural | puggries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pagari |
| alternative form | pagri |
| alternative form | puckery |
| alternative form | pugaree |
| alternative form | puggaree |
| alternative form | puggerie |
| alternative form | puggery |
| alternative form | puggree |
| alternative form | puggri |
| alternative form | pugree |
Origin of puggry
Borrowed from Hindi पगड़ी (pagṛī).
Words formed from puggry
Questions about puggry
- What does puggry mean?
- Puggry means a strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.
- What part of speech is puggry?
- Puggry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce puggry?
- Puggry is pronounced /ˈpʌɡɹiː/.
- What is the plural of puggry?
- The plural of puggry is puggries.
Words near puggry in the dictionary
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