Definitions
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
Word origin
From Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“Delaney lifted her head, glaring at her only purebred dog—a black Dachshund with bladder control issues—who was tugging at his festively decorated dungaree wraparound diaper, trying to yank it off.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sturdy cotton cloth”8 letters
02“Sturdy cotton fabric”8 letters
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