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Word entry · 8 letters

dungaree

Best crossword clue

"Sturdy cotton cloth"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/Part of speech nounSorted adeegnruStarts with DEnds with E2 clues
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Definitions

  1. 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Sturdy cotton cloth8 letters
02Sturdy cotton fabric8 letters

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