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Definition of Pagris
1. pagri [n] - See also: pagri
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pagris
Literary usage of Pagris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Meitheis by Thomas Callan Hodson (1908)
"pagris with silk-patterned ends may be worn by descendants and/ relatives of the
... pagris with silk borders may not be worn in the presence of the Eaja. ..."
2. Notes on the Industries of the United Provinces by Atul Chandra Chatterjee (1908)
"In the neighbouring town of Khurja a muuh larger quantity of pagris is woven,
but the quality is not so good as at Sikandarabad. ..."
3. The gazetteer of the Central Provinces of India: ed. by C. Grant by Charles Grant (1870)
"The pagris are generally made of finely-woven cotton-cloth either coloured or
undyed, with a broad fringe of gold. ..."
4. Hand-book of the Economic Products of the Punjab: With a Combined Index and by Baden Henry Baden-Powell (1872)
"B. — Some specimens of muslins aro included as "pagris" in the foregoing list;
such are those from ..."
5. Official Report of the Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-84: Compiled (1885)
"Turbans (pagris), sent by ditto. Price Bs. 7-1. ... A pair of turbans (pagris),
blue and red shot silk, purchased by the District Three wicker hats ..."
6. Kashmir in Sunlight & Shade: A Description of the Beauties of the Country by Cecil Earle Tyndale-Biscoe (1922)
"Then many tie their pagris loosely, such as the carpenter or boatman, ...
There are some who put the ends of their pagris sticking upwards at the back of ..."
7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Mahrattas wear flat red pagris, with a small conical peak variously shaped and
placed. The pagri is known in different parts of India as pig, ..."
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