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† surpeach Obs.
Forms: 8 sirpeach, surpage, -peach, 9 -paich, -peych, -paish, sirpesh.
[a. Urdū sarpēch, = Pers. serpēsh.]
An ornament of gold, silver, or jewels, on the turban.
1753Hanway Trav. IV. 191 note, A sirpeach, which is wore round the turbant. 1759in Long Select. Unpubl. Rec. Fort William (1869) I. 193, 1 Culgah..1200. o. o. 1 Surpage..600. o. o. 1776Francis Lett. (1901) I. 321 Betsey is charmed with the surpeach and flatters herself it is diamond. 1811Kirkpatrick tr. Lett. Tippoo Sultan 263 Three Kulgies, three Surpaishes, and three Puduks. [Note.] Surpaich, or Surpaish, that is the Aigrette. |