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"Dungaree Doll" is a song written by Sherman Edwards and Ben Raleigh and performed by Eddie Fisher featuring Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus. It reached #7 in the U.S. in 1956. [1] The B-side to Fisher's version, "Everybody's Got a Home but Me", reached #20 in the U.S. in 1956. [2]
The verse could also just mean flowers in general, rather than a specific variety. "In the field" implies that these are the wildflowers growing in the fields, rather than the cultivated ones growing in gardens. Harrington notes that some have read this verse as originally referring to beasts rather than flowers. [6]
Dungaree or dungarees may refer to: Dungaree (fabric), similar to denim; Jeans, denim trousers (mainly US) Overalls (mainly UK and Commonwealth, as well as US)
Ben Raleigh (June 16, 1913, New York – February 26, 1997, Hollywood) was an American lyricist and composer responsible for a number of major hits, including "Dungaree Doll", "Wonderful!
Dungaree fabric (used in English since 1605–15, from the Marathi dongrī) is a historical term for an Indian coarse thick calico [1] cloth. The word is possibly derived from Dongri , a dockside village near Mumbai . [ 2 ]
Hezekiah, clothed in śaq, spreads open the letter before the Lord.(Sackcloth (Hebrew: שַׂק śaq) is a coarsely woven fabric, usually made of goat's hair. The term in English often connotes the biblical usage, where the Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible remarks that haircloth would be more appropriate rendering of the Hebrew meaning.
Complete descriptions of the styles of dress among the people of the Bible is impossible because the material at hand is insufficient. [1] Assyrian and Egyptian artists portrayed what is believed to be the clothing of the time, but there are few depictions of Israelite garb. One of the few available sources on Israelite clothing is the Bible. [2]
In the Bible, Lot's wife is a figure first mentioned in Genesis 19. The Book of Genesis describes how she became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom (the "looking taboo" motif in mythology and folklore). She is not named in the Bible, but is called Ado or Edith in some Jewish traditions.