dungaree
noun
dun·ga·ree
ˌdəŋ-gə-ˈrē 
ˈdəŋ-gə-ˌrē
1
: a heavy coarse durable cotton twill woven from colored yarns
specifically
: blue denim
2
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Looking the part, Sanders wore dungarees, sunglasses and braids in a bun, while Ava was clothed in a jeans dress, a yellow T-shirt and a red bow headband.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The 13 Going on 30 actress, 51, went blackberry-picking on her Oklahoma farm this weekend and shared a video of herself stylishly eating the wild fruits in striped dungarees and a beige bucket hat.
—Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
Her dungarees and blue print bandanna were folded neatly under her head as though used as a pillow, the Globe reported in 1987.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
Late-19th-century coal miners sported early versions of denim dungarees—the progenitors to jeans—noted Ms. Chapin, while white T-shirts rose to prominence when the U.S. Navy began issuing them to sailors around 1913.
—Todd Plummer, wsj.com, 15 Apr. 2023
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The 13 Going on 30 actress, 51, went blackberry-picking on her Oklahoma farm this weekend and shared a video of herself stylishly eating the wild fruits in striped dungarees and a beige bucket hat.
—Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
Her dungarees and blue print bandanna were folded neatly under her head as though used as a pillow, the Globe reported in 1987.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
Late-19th-century coal miners sported early versions of denim dungarees—the progenitors to jeans—noted Ms. Chapin, while white T-shirts rose to prominence when the U.S. Navy began issuing them to sailors around 1913.
—Todd Plummer, wsj.com, 15 Apr. 2023
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“Dungaree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dungaree. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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dungaree
noun
dun·ga·ree
ˌdəŋ-gə-ˈrē
1
: blue denim
2
plural
: trousers or work clothes made of blue denim
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