dungaree

[ duhng-guh-ree ]

/ ˌdʌŋ gəˈri /

dungarees,

blue denim.

Origin of dungaree

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

Tom Sykes examines the evidence: a pair of Doc Martens, some Dungarees, and that infamous scrunchie.

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Hard to get more can-do blue collar than a steel-town mayor in dungarees.

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Mitch Storey was there in a moment—dressed in dungarees and work shirt like he used to be, but taller, even leaner, and unsmiling.

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"We want to borrow some clothes; dungarees, overalls, anything you've got," said Kit.

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He was dressed in an old plaid shirt and dungarees and his blond hair wasn't many shades removed from my own straw thatch.

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Durned if I don't feel like jumpin' into a suit of dungarees an' helpin' him out in that engine room, Gib.

Captain Scraggs |Peter B. Kyne
He drew a fountain-pen from a pocket beneath his dungarees and the girl found a piece of paper in one of the table drawers.

Captain Calamity |Rolf Bennett

dungaree

/ (ˌdʌŋɡəˈriː) /

a coarse cotton fabric used chiefly for work clothes, etc

(plural)

a suit of workman's overalls made of this material consisting of trousers with a bib attached
a casual garment resembling this, usually worn by women or children

US trousers

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