dungaree
dungaree Lexical Profile
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• noun
(usually in plural 'dungarees') A garment consisting of trousers with an attached bib held up by straps over the shoulders, or a pair of sturdy work trousers made of denim.
"The toddler wore a pair of denim dungarees over a striped cotton shirt while playing in the garden."
A coarse, heavy cotton fabric, typically dyed blue, used for making durable work clothes and sails.
"The sailors patched their worn canvas bags with scraps of heavy blue dungaree."
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to the garment (overall trousers or jeans), this word is almost always used in the plural form 'dungarees', whereas the singular 'dungaree' refers to the coarse cotton fabric itself.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Hindi 'dungri', referring to a coarse cotton cloth originally manufactured in Dongri, a port village near Mumbai, India.