Sarpech
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sarpech is a noun meaning An ornament placed in front of the turban, worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes.
Meaning
An ornament placed in front of the turban, worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes.
Example Sentences
The Marathas made reciprocal presents of a ‘horse and sarpech to all leading members of the English settlement’.
They had brought two pairs of shawls and three sarpeches for Ranjit Singh and one pair of shawls for Tara Singh Gheba.
It was a pear-shaped, pinkish-red stone drilled through with a gold pin and with a gold ring at the top (Fig 1). It was Mughal, and from the notes it was evident that it was a sarpech, or turban ornament.
Word Forms
- sarpeches
- sarpesh
Synonyms for sarpech
Depending on context, synonyms include jigha.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include serpech, serpeych, serpesh, sarpe, dastar, serpaw.
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