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Denim vs Dungaree - What's the difference?

denim | dungaree |

Dungaree is a synonym of denim.



As nouns the difference between denim and dungaree

is that denim is a textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern while dungaree is heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.

denim

English

(wikipedia denim)

Noun

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  • A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.
  • Descendants

    * Finnish: * Irish: * Japanese:

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    dungaree

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.
  • * 1893 ,
  • 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.
  • (plural only) Pants or overalls made from such fabric.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
  • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=2 citation , passage=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.}}

    Synonyms

    * (heavy denim fabric) canvas, duck, denim

    Derived terms

    * dungarees

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