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单词 kalgi
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kalgin.

Brit. /kalˈɡiː/, /kʌlˈɡiː/, U.S. /kælˈɡi/, /kəlˈɡi/, Indian English /kəlˈɣiː/
Forms: Also 1600s–1700s culgee, 1700s kulgie.
Etymology: < Urdu kalghī, < Persian kalagī, originally kalakī, of or pertaining to a festive or martial gathering, whence as noun in the following senses. (J. T. Platts.) N.E.D. (1893) enters this under the headword culgee and gives the pronunciation as (kɒlgī·) /kʌlˈɡiː/.
Anglo-Indian. ? Obsolete.
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. Obsolete.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > patterned or figured
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1688 London Gaz. No. 2312/4 To carry 147 Pieces of Culgees, East-India Taffataes, or clouded Silks.
1696 J. F. Merchant's Ware-house 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 Social Life Reign of Queen 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).
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > parts of headgear > [noun] > plume (of feathers, etc.)
crestelc1320
crestc1380
plumach1494
plumasse1494
plume1530
plumage1565
panache1584
plumassery1613
kalgi1715
hackle1816
heckle1855
panache-crest1864
osprey1885
paradise1905
1715 in J. T. Wheeler Madras in Olden Time (1861) II. 246 A vest and culgee set with precious stones.
1786 Tippoo's Lett. 263 Three Kulgies, three Surpaishes..have been despatched to you in a casket.
1832 G. A. Herklots tr. Customs Moosulmans 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online September 2022).
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