#374 dungaree

dungaree- a coarse cotton fabric used chiefly for work clothes; workman's overalls; a child's play suit; trousers

C17 from Hindi dungri after Dungri district of Bombay, where this fabric originated

By what right did this ragged beachcomber, in dungaree trousers and a cotton shirt, suggest such a thing as peace and content to him and his overwrought, exhausted soul?

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