dungaree

Definition

Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.

Etymology

From Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "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."