jean

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[edit] Etymology

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

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[edit] Noun

jean (uncountable)

  1. Denim.

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jean (not comparable)

  1. Made of denim (as "jean jacket").

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jean m. (plural jeans)

  1. a pair of jeans

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jean (verbal noun jannoo, past participle jeant)

  1. to do
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