Word Study
jean
CIDE DICTIONARY
jean, n. [Prob. named from Genoa. See Jane.].
- A twilled cotton cloth. [1913 Webster]
- Same as blue jeans. [PJC]
- Pants made of different fabrics, resembling blue jeans. [PJC]
Satin jean, a kind of jean woven smooth and glossy, after the manner of satin.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jean, n. twilled cotton cloth.
Etymology
ME, attrib. use of Jene f. OF Janne f. med.L Janua Genoa
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