sarpech

noun

1. An ornament placed in front of the turban, worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes.

   “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.”