dungarees
dungarees Lexical Profile
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• noun
British A garment consisting of trousers with an attached bib and shoulder straps, typically made of denim or heavy cotton cloth.
"She wore a pair of faded denim dungarees over a striped shirt while painting the living room walls."
American Trousers made of coarse cotton or denim fabric; blue jeans.
"The mechanic wiped his greasy hands on his old dungarees before stepping into the office."
A heavy, coarse, and durable cotton cloth, often dyed blue, historically used for making sturdy work clothes and sails.
"Early sailors frequently mended their protective clothing using sturdy dungaree fabric."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British English, 'dungarees' primarily refers to a garment with trousers attached to a bib and shoulder straps (known as 'overalls' in the US), whereas historically in American English, it referred simply to standard blue denim jeans.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived in the early 17th century from the Hindi word 'ḍuṅgrī', referring to a coarse and heavy calico cloth, named after Dungri, a village near Mumbai (Bombay) where it was originally manufactured.
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