Definition of Pugaree

1. pugree [n -S] - See also: pugree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pugaree

puffingly
puffings
puffinries
puffinry
puffins
puffs
puffs up
puffy
puftaloon
puftaloons
pug
pug-dog
pug-nose
pug-nosed
pug nose
pugaree (current term)
pugarees
puggaree
puggarees
pugged
pugger
puggeries
puggery
puggie
puggier
puggies
puggiest
pugginess
pugginesses
pugging

Literary usage of Pugaree

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Care of the Body by Francis Cavanagh (1907)
"Compare with face—Head should be cool—Effects of hats—Various experiments—Hats are admirable bacterial incubators—The lesson of the pugaree—Follicles ..."

2. Mountain Craft by Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1920)
"On a cold morning the tail of the pugaree can be wrapped round the neck. It is easy to tie—in a fashion. It is in some ways better than a pith helmet, ..."

3. The Life of General Sir Edward Bruce Hamley, K. C. B., K. C. M. G. by Alexander Innes Shand (1895)
"Taking the long muslin pugaree off my helmet, I soaked it in the stream, ... Knowing that somebody would speedily rob him of the pugaree if it seemed of any ..."

4. The Life of General Sir Edward Bruce Hamley, K. C. B., K. C. M. G. by Alexander Innes Shand (1895)
"Taking the long muslin pugaree off my helmet, I soaked it in the stream, ... Knowing that somebody would speedily rob him of the pugaree if it seemed of any ..."

5. My Service Days: India, Afghanistan, Suakin '85, and China by Norman Robert Stewart (1908)
"The man's warm coat and pugaree are missing, and as he is supposed to have had $100 in ... The coat and pugaree may lead to the discovery of the culprit. ..."

6. St. George and the Chinese Dragon: An Account of the Relief of the Pekin by Henry Bathurst Vaughan (1902)
"A very much smaller pugaree would suffice for protection against the sun in ... It was pretty clear that an officer who could wear a pugaree throughout the ..."

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