[nopardons]

I know about Levi Strauss and that tidbit is NOT completely accurate. They were called dungarees, were made from Indian material from some area, which sounded like dungaree, and were NOT known as " jeans ", until quite recently. Growing up, I never heard them called anything other than dungarees and I'm NOT that old. :-)

[XBob]

Main Entry: jean
Pronunciation: 'jEn
Function: noun
Etymology: short for jean fustian, from Middle English Gene Genoa, Italy + fustian
Date: 1577
1 : a durable twilled cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes
2 : pants that are usually close-fitting and made especially of jean or denim -- usually used in plural

[XBob]

Main Entry: den·im
Pronunciation: 'de-n&m
Function: noun
Etymology: French (serge) de Nîmes serge of Nîmes, France
Date: 1695
1 a : a firm durable twilled usually cotton fabric woven with colored warp and white filling threads b : a similar fabric woven in colored stripes
2 plural : overalls or trousers usually of blue denim

[XBob]

Main Entry: dun·ga·ree
Pronunciation: "d&[ng]-g&-'rE, 'd&[ng]-g&-"
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi dugrI
Date: 1673
1 : a heavy coarse durable cotton twill woven from colored yarns; specifically : blue denim
2 plural : clothes made usually of blue denim

[XBob]

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[XBob]

dungarees are shirts, the lighter weight, lighter blue material.

http://www.patchesofpride.com/poppages/pop136.html

In the Navy, the individual sailor has always been responsible for applying his (or her) own rating badges onto their daily blue "dungarees" or "utility" uniform shirts (as worn by crewman [seaman through PO 3rd class] as well as the tan/khaki shirts worn by CPOs and up.--see photo of an actual bridge crew below). Non-rated (junior) enlisted sailors (paygrades E1 to E3) do NOT wear ANY rate marks on their dungaree shirt sleeves; nor have they EVER worn any markings on their work uniforms (so we don't sell those rates in this EZ-Iron style). Only petty officers (E4 to E6) wear these sleeve chevrons (aka "crows").