dungaree
noun
- twill fabric used for overalls
- clothes made usually of blue denim
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/
noun
Etymology: From Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.
- Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.
“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.”
“1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The "Gloria Scott" He wore an open jacket, with a splotch of tar on the sleeve, a red-and-black check shirt, dungaree trousers, and heavy boots badly worn.”
- Trousers or pants or overalls made from such fabric.
- Attributive form of dungarees.
“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.”