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Originally Posted by SAS1
I guess most collectors would think of one thing whichever term was used, but they are two distinctly different items, despite the fact a puggaree has its origins in the pagri. One is an item of headwear, often worn as a symbol of honour, the other an item that accompanies a piece of headgear, both with a lot of meaning behind the colours and number of folds.
I have RAF badges for both the puggaree and the pagri, again, two distinctly different items.
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Dangerous ground!
The usually accepted authority on Anglo-Indian is HOBSON JOBSON.
This gives Pagri as the "Hindi .. in the colloquial for a scarf of cotton or silk wound round the head in turban form, to protest the head from the sun ......
also spellings puggry, puggerie,pagari, puggaree, puckerie ...."
I think you need to substantiate your definition.
The OED does nothing to contradict the above.