Definitions for jeandʒin

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jeandʒin(n.)

  1. Sometimes, jeans. a sturdy twilled fabric, usu. of cotton.

    Category: Textiles

  2. jeans, (used with a pl. v.) trousers of various fabrics, styled or constructed like blue jeans.

    Category: Clothing

    Ref: blue jeans.

Origin of jean:

1485–95; short for jean fustian, earlier Gene(s)fustianGenoa fustian

jeaned(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. jean, blue jean, denim(noun)

    (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear

  2. denim, dungaree, jean(noun)

    a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

Wiktionary

  1. jean(Noun)

    Denim.

  2. jean(Adjective)

    Made of denim (as "jean jacket").

  3. Jean(ProperNoun)

    .

  4. Origin: From the bleu de Gênes (“blue from Gênes”), a blue dye made in Gênes used to tint cloth from Nîmes (denim).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jean(noun)

    a twilled cotton cloth


Translations for jean

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

denim(adjective)

(of) a kind of cotton cloth, often blue, used for making jeans, overalls etc.

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