different between jumpsuit vs dungaree

English

Alternative forms

• jump suit

Etymology

jump +? suit, referring to parachute jumps.

Pronunciation

Noun

jumpsuit (plural jumpsuits)

1. a one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists
2. a similar item of clothing used for outdoor sports such as skiing

Translations

Spanish

Noun

jumpsuit m (plural jumpsuits)

1. jumpsuit

English

Alternative forms

• dungeree (dated)

Etymology

From Hindi ?????? (???gr?, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d??.????i?/
• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

dungaree (countable and uncountable, plural dungarees)

1. (uncountable) Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.
   • 1833, W. F. W. Owen, Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia and Madagascar (volume 1, page 76)

     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.

2. (plural only) Pants or overalls made from such fabric.
3. attributive form of dungarees

Synonyms

• (heavy denim fabric): canvas, duck, denim

Derived terms

• dungarees

Translations

Anagrams

• Gendreau, renagued, unagreed, underage, ungeared