dungaree
[duhng-guh-ree]
Origin of dungaree
First recorded in 1605–15, dungaree is from the Hindi word dungrī kind of coarse cloth
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Contemporary Examples of dungarees
Tom Sykes examines the evidence: a pair of Doc Martens, some Dungarees, and that infamous scrunchie.
Hard to get more can-do blue collar than a steel-town mayor in dungarees.
Historical Examples of dungarees
Ralph stood at the wheel shivering, clad in a suit of dungarees.
The Shellback's ProgressWalter Runciman
Ramos' bubb was spinning once more, but he was wearing just dungarees.
The Planet StrappersRaymond Zinke Gallun
The men went about in their undershirts and dungarees, barefooted.
The Million Dollar MysteryHarold MacGrath
"We want to borrow some clothes; dungarees, overalls, anything you've got," said Kit.
Kit Musgrave's LuckHarold Bindloss
From the wing-struts we transferred to a Navy dory, manned by enlisted men commanded by a blank-faced ensign in dungarees.
Cue for QuietThomas L. Sherred
dungaree
Word Origin for dungaree
C17: from Hindi dungrī, after Dungrī, district of Mumbai, where this fabric originated
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