Dungaree

//ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material. uncountable

    "This fellow was in the native costume, which is literally worse than nothing, consisting only of a straw tube, about a foot long, with a shred of blue dungaree hanging from its upper end."

  2. 2
    a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric wordnet
  3. 3
    Trousers or pants or overalls made from such fabric. countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable
  4. 4
    Attributive form of dungarees. attributive, countable, form-of, uncountable

    "Meanwhile, Macpherson stood just outside the door, holding a cold chisel which he had taken from a dungaree pocket […] and there Mr. Willison found him."

Etymology

From Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.

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