{ , n. [ Written also puggaree, puggeree, etc. ] [ Hind. pag&rsdot_;i turban. ] A light scarf wound around a hat or helmet to protect the head from the sun. [ India ] Yule.

A blue-gray felt hat with a gold puggaree. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Compar. Hungrier superl. Hungriest. ] [ AS. hungrid. See Hunger. ] 1. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cruel, hungry foam. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cassius has a lean and hungry look. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil. “The hungry beach.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]