Dungarees

/ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/ noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing. plural, plural-only

    "Helen donned a pair of faded dungarees and grabbed her knapsack before rushing off to school."

Example

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"Helen donned a pair of faded dungarees and grabbed her knapsack before rushing off to school."

Etymology

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

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