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Denim by another name
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dungaree
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dungaree fabric (used in English since 1605–15, from the Hindi dungrī ) is a historical term for coarse thick 2/2 twill -weave cotton cloth, often coloured blue. Cotton twill with indigo dyed warp thread is now more commonly referred to as denim , or more ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dungaree \Dun`ga*ree"\, n. A coarse kind of unbleached cotton fabric; blue denim. pl. Trousers, overalls or similar work clothes made of blue denim. pl. Same as blue jeans .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, dongerijns , from Hindi dungri "coarse calico," from the name of a village, now one of the quarters of Bombay.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material. 2 (context plural only English) pants or overalls made from such fabric. 3 (attributive of dungarees English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: denim , jean ]
Usage examples of dungaree.
He is stripped to the waist, has on nothing but a pair of dirty dungaree pants.
They were dressed in new blue dungarees and in dungaree coats, stiff with filler, the brass buttons shining.
I was suddenly conscious of the beat-up old dungarees and my hairy and sunburned nakedness from the waist up, and was a little burned at the same time because I was conscious of it.
I went into the after part of the cabin, got some dungarees out of a sea bag, and put on a pair of slippers.
I reached down mechanically and started taking off my dungarees and slippers.
And how Milo and Liv had fallen for each other, even though Liv was a style goddess and Milo had lived in a pair of worn dungarees until recently.
Cheryl is not going to wake up one morning, hop into her dungarees and funky pullover, snatch up her bathing suit, and head for the beach with the boys.
I have anything personally against dungarees and sport shirts, but I feel a little cheated.
She was wearing sneakers, dungarees, and a very pink, very funky pullover.
Sam strolled along the pavement towards home, baggy blue dungarees, black T-shirt and bare feet.
He went to his assigned quarters, a closet-sized room, and showered, then put on dungarees to match the ones worn by his men.
Even in this weather the kibbutzniks still wore their thick dark dungarees.
Prew grinned, trying to make the grin convincing, looking up from the steaming sink he was bent over, naked to the waist, his dungarees and shoes soaked with sweat and soapy water.
Their blue dungarees were ragged, and the shirttails hung outside the trousers.
Hardbitten, able men in dungarees, who lived much of their lives down inside amidst the unmuted roar of the hundred-mile strip, the shrill whine of driving rotors, and the complaint of the relay rollers.