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‖ culgee Anglo-Ind. ? Obs.|kʌlˈgiː|
Also 8 kulgie.
[a. Urdū kalghī, ad. Pers. kalagī, orig. kalakī, of or pertaining to a festive or martial gathering, whence as n. in the following senses. (J. T. Platts.)]
†1. A rich figured silk worn as a turban or sash, or otherwise, on a festive occasion; hence, a figured Indian silk formerly imported into England. Obs.
1688Lond. Gaz. No. 2312/4 To carry 147 Pieces of Culgees, East-India Taffataes, or clouded Silks. 1696J. F. Merchants Wareho. 6 There is two sorts of Indian Silk called Culgees, the one is Satten, the other is Taffety, they are stained with all sorts of colours..they are much used for Handkerchiefs, and for Lining of Beds, and for Gowns for both Men and Women. 17..in J. Ashton Soc. Life Q. Anne (1882) I. 75 ‘Stole out of the house of John Barnes..a Culgee quilt.’
2. ‘A jewelled plume surmounting the sirpesh (sarpēch) or aigrette upon the turban’ (Yule).
1715in J. T. Wheeler Madras in Olden Time (1861) II. 246 (Y.) A vest and culgee set with precious stones. 1786Tippoo's Lett. 263 (Y.) Three Kulgies, three Surpaishes..have been despatched to you in a casket. 1832G. A. Herklots tr. Customs of Moosalm. App. x. Kulgee..a phoenix-feather, fixed into the turban, having generally a pearl fastened to the end of it. Worn only by kings and the great. |