dungaree

[ duhng-guh-ree ]

noun

1. dungarees,
   1. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim.
   2. blue jeans.
2. blue denim.

dungaree

/ ˌdʌŋɡəˈriː /

noun

1. a coarse cotton fabric used chiefly for work clothes, etc
2. plural
   1. a suit of workman's overalls made of this material consisting of trousers with a bib attached
   2. a casual garment resembling this, usually worn by women or children
3. trousers

Word History and Origins

Origin of dungaree¹

First recorded in 1605–15, dungaree is from the Hindi word dungrī kind of coarse cloth

Word History and Origins

Origin of dungaree¹

C17: from Hindi dungrī, after Dungrī, district of Mumbai, where this fabric originated

Example Sentences

This was long before Levi Strauss started making dungarees — some 3,000 years earlier.

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He is an old, grizzled man dressed in dungaree pants, a sweater, and a woolen cap with ear flaps.

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He quite forgot the fact that his dungaree jumper was wet with sweat, that his cap was already fouled with oil.

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He was a dungaree-clad greaser in an engine-room, and he was promptly ordered back with the rest of his crew.

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She was clad in a blue dungaree habit and straw sun-hat, and he marveled at the ravishing picture she made.

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Tresler drew a step nearer, and stood so close to her that her dungaree skirt was almost touching him.

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