Fashion & Textiles vocabulary · Garments & Their Parts

Dungarees

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounCommon term

In fashion & textiles, dungarees means: Trousers with an attached bib held up by shoulder straps.

In Turkish: bahçıvan pantolon

How it is used

British garment name; bib overalls is a common American equivalent, but overalls alone can be broader.

Example sentences

  1. The dungarees have adjustable straps and a large pocket on the bib.

    The bib and straps distinguish the garment from ordinary trousers.

  2. We moved the side buttons on the dungarees to make dressing easier.

    Side openings help the wearer enter a garment held up by straps.

Common collocations

  • denim dungarees
  • dungarees straps

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