dungaree
dungaree · dungarees
Kattun
Heavy denim fabric, often blueHeavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.
/ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/
» Tom usually wears dungarees.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.
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.
Kattun
(countable, plural, plural only, uncountable)Trousers or pants or overalls made from such fabric.
More definitions
- a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
Examples
1 sentencesTom usually wears dungarees.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material:
Origin
From Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.From Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.
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Forms
plural: dungareesSynonyms
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