Lexicographical Neighbors of Puggeries
Literary usage of Puggeries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Thousand Miles Up the Nile by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards (1891)
"... to turn away in despair, the gate creaks open ; the gentlemen of the Fostat
troop out in puggeries and knickerbockers ; and we are at last admitted. ..."
2. The Voyage of the "Challenger.": The Atlantic; a Preliminary Account of the by Charles Wyville Thomson (1877)
"... and officers strolling about in their white tropical undress and ' puggeries,-
or superintending fatigue-parties at work on the roads or in the yard. ..."
3. A Manual of Practical Hygiene by Edmund Alexander Parkes (1887)
"Bamboo wicker helmets, covered with cotton and provided with puggeries, are now
used ; they are light (13 oz.), durable, not easily put out of shape, ..."
4. The Sunday at Home by Religious Tract Society, Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) (1896)
"In summer (from June 1st to October 10th) they wear white tunics and trousers,
and white puggeries over their caps ; and in winter they wear a dark cloth ..."
5. Life in South Africa by Lady Barker, Barker (Mary Anne) (1877)
"Some small concession is made to the thermometer in the matter of puggeries and
matted floors, but even then carpets are used wherever it is practicable, ..."
6. Life in South Africa by Lady Barker, Barker (Mary Anne) (1877)
"Some small concession is made to the thermometer in the matter of puggeries and
matted floors, but even then carpets are used wherever it is practicable, ..."
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