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jean
(jēn)
noun
- a durable cotton cloth in a twill weave, used for work clothes and casual wear
- trousers of this material, often blue, or of denim, flannel, etc.
Origin: < ME Gene (fustian), (fustian) of Genoa < OFr Janne < ML Janua < L Genua, Genoa
noun
- John
- a feminine name: var. Jeanne
See jean in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A heavy, strong, twilled cotton, used in making uniforms and work clothes.
- jeans Pants made of jean, denim, or another durable fabric.
Origin:
Origin: Short for obsolete jene (fustian), Genoan (fustian)
Origin: , from Middle English jene, gene
Origin: , from Old French Genes, Genoa
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