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  • 81spiral bandage — a bandage wound round a part of the body, overlapping the previous section at each turn …

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  • 82pugree — pug•ree or pug•gree [[t]ˈpʌg ri[/t]] also pug•a•ree, pug•ga•ree [[t] ə ri[/t]] n. 1) clo raj a light turban worn in India 2) clo raj a scarf of silk or cotton, usu. colored or printed, wound round a hat or helmet and falling down behind as a… …

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  • 83puttee — put•tee or putty II or puttie [[t]pʌˈti, pʊ , ˈpʌt i[/t]] n. pl. tees or ties 1) mil a long strip of cloth wound round the lower leg, often as part of a soldier s uniform 2) clo a gaiter or legging of leather or other material, as worn by… …

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  • 84gestetner — /gəˈstɛtnə/ (say guh stetnuh) noun 1. a duplicator, in which a stencil cut on a typewriter is wound round two ink covered cylinders, operating in the same fashion as a silk screen. –verb (t) 2. to make a copy on such a machine. {trademark} …

  • 85puggaree — /ˈpʌgəri/ (say puguhree) noun (in India) 1. a light turban. 2. a scarf of silk or cotton wound round a hat or helmet and falling down behind, as a protection against the sun. Also, pugaree, puggree, pugree. {Hindi pagrī turban} …

  • 86puttee —   n. long strip of cloth wound round lower leg, especially as part of army uniform …

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  • 87sarong —   n. Malayan skirt like garment, of long strip cloth wound round body …

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  • 88turban — ► NOUN ▪ a man s headdress consisting of a long length of material wound round a cap or the head, worn especially by Muslims and Sikhs. DERIVATIVES turbaned (also turbanned) adjective. ORIGIN Persian …

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  • 89turbaned — turban ► NOUN ▪ a man s headdress consisting of a long length of material wound round a cap or the head, worn especially by Muslims and Sikhs. DERIVATIVES turbaned (also turbanned) adjective. ORIGIN Persian …

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  • 90turbanned — turban ► NOUN ▪ a man s headdress consisting of a long length of material wound round a cap or the head, worn especially by Muslims and Sikhs. DERIVATIVES turbaned (also turbanned) adjective. ORIGIN Persian …

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