jean

noun

SayJEENUS/d͡ʒin//d͡ʒiːn/

Pluraljeans

1 meaning of jean

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nouncountable or uncountablebefore a noun
A strong cotton cloth used to make work clothes and pants.
Like the strong blue cloth used to make a pair of jeans.
Her work pants were made from thick blue jean.
He wore a jacket cut from faded jean.
Similardenim
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Origin

It comes from an old name for the Italian city Genoa. A blue dye made in Genoa was used to color the cloth.