Seamen wear dungaree trousers, chambray shirts and "dixie cup" hats as their work uniforms. Jeans are trousers typically made from denim or dungaree cloth. Jeans are a type of pants or trousers, typically made from denim or dungaree cloth. It is unclear what types of dungaree fabric were available traditionally. In English, the word "dungri" became pronounced as "dungaree". In 1999, Abraham published his autobiography, "A Dungaree Digger".