kalgi

noun5

1. •
   (India) A black heron feather that is worn on a turban as a symbol of nobility.

   • The herons of Kashmir were the main source of supply of feathers which were in great demand for plumes (Kalgis) worn by the Sikh Ministers, Officers of high ranks and other men of importance. — 1984
2. •
   (India) An ornament worn on the front of a turban as a symbol of status.

   • Shah Jahan's aesthetics transformed the heron's feather into the extravagantly jewelled kalgi. — 2001
3. •
   A competitive style of lavani.

   • The Kalgi- group represented the female element in nature and the Tura the male. — 1937
4. •
   A prisoner of war taken by the native Alaskan Alutiiq people and kept as a slave.

   • Strong and brave warriors could have concubines from among their kalgi, that is, female war captives. Children, born of such captives were not accounted as kalgi. — 1984
5. •
   One of a set of conjoined igloos that form an apartment-like arrangement.

   • The kalgi had low roofs, just taller than a man, but they were very wide. — 2008