jean

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Middle English Gene ("Genoa"), from the Old French Jannes. Bleu de Gênes (“Genovese blue”) was a blue dye made in Genoa used to tint the denim cloth produced in Nîmes (de Nîmes).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

jean (uncountable)

  1. Denim.

Adjective [edit]

jean (not comparable)

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

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Anagrams [edit]

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from English jean.

Noun [edit]

jean m (plural jeans)

  1. a pair of jeans

Manx [edit]

Verb [edit]

jean (verbal noun jannoo, past participle jeant)

  1. to do
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