Meaning & use
Dungarees
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Loose trousers or overalls made of sturdy cotton fabric, typically with a bib and shoulder straps.
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The farmer wore faded dungarees while working in the barn.
The toddler's dungarees had a small pocket sewn on the front.
A note on using this word
The word traces back to "Dongari," a coarse cotton fabric originally woven near Mumbai, India, and later became the British English term for overalls.
Words with a similar meaning
overallsbib overalls
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