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jean

   [jeen or, for 1, Brit. formerly jeyn]
noun
1.
Sometimes, jeans. a sturdy twilled fabric, usually of cotton.
2.
jeans, (used with a plural verb)
a.
blue jeans.
b.
pants of various fabrics, styled or constructed like blue jeans. Compare Levi's.
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Origin:
1485–95; short for jean fustian, earlier Gene(s) fustian Genoese or Genoa fustian

Related forms
jeaned, adjective

Can be confused: genes, jeans.

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Jean

   [Fr. zhahn for 1, 2; jeen for 3]
noun
1.
born 1921, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1964–2000.
2.
a male given name, form of John.
3.
a female given name.
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jean (dʒiːn)
 
—n
See also jeans a tough twill-weave cotton fabric used for hard-wearing trousers, overalls, etc
 
[C16: short for jean fustian, from GeneGenoa]

Jean (French ʒɑ̃)
 
—n
1.  born 1921, grand duke of Luxembourg from 1964
2.  Michaelle. born 1957, in Haiti. Canadian stateswoman and broadcaster; governor-general from 2005

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Jean
masc. proper name, from Fr. equiv. of John. Fem. proper name is from Fr. equivalent of Jane.
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jean
"twilled cotton cloth," 1436, from Fr. jean fustian "fustian (a type of twilled cotton cloth) of Genoa," the city in Italy, from O.Fr. Jannes "Genoa," from L. Genua, perhaps from janua "gate," or in ref. to the god Janus (q.v.). The plural form became standard 19c. First used
1843 in sense of "pants made from jean."
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JEAN definition

language
A dialect of JOSS.
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(1997-09-14)

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