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jean definition

jean (jēn)

noun

  1. a durable cotton cloth in a twill weave, used for work clothes and casual wear
  2. trousers of this material, often blue, or of denim, flannel, etc.

Etymology: < ME Gene (fustian), (fustian) of Genoa < OFr Janne < ML Janua < L Genua, Genoa

Jean definition

Jean (z̸hän; for 2, jēn)

noun

  1. John
  2. a feminine name: var. Jeanne

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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