jean

¹ American  

[jeen, jeyn] / dʒin, dʒeɪn /

noun

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

2. (used with a plural verb) jeans,

   1. blue jeans.

   2. pants of various fabrics, styled or constructed like blue jeans.

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Jean ² American  

[zhahn, jeen] / ʒɑ̃, dʒin /

noun

1. 1921–2019, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1964–2000.

2. a male given name, form of John.

3. a female given name.

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Jean ¹ British  

/ ʒɑ̃ /

noun

1. born 1921, full name Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano , grand duke of Luxembourg (1964–2000)

2. Michaelle. born 1957, in Haiti. Canadian stateswoman and broadcaster; governor-general from 2005

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jean ² British  

/ dʒiːn /

noun

1. a tough twill-weave cotton fabric used for hard-wearing trousers, overalls, etc See also jeans

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Usage

What does jean mean? The word jean refers to the kind of material used to make jeans, as in blue jeans—a type of pants.Jeans are traditionally made from denim, a kind of cotton fabric. Today, jeans are made from a variety of fabrics and fabric blends, but they’re still called jeans if they resemble denim blue jeans. In this way, the word jean isn’t commonly used as a name of a kind of material until after it’s been made into jeans.Jean is most commonly used as a modifier to describe garments that are made of denim or the kind of fabric that blue jeans are made of, as in jean shorts, jean jacket (also commonly called a denim jacket), and jean shirt.Example: I used to wear a jean jacket with a bunch of patches on it.

Other Word Forms

• jeaned adjective

Etymology

Origin of jean

1485–95; short for jean fustian, earlier Gene(s) fustian Genoese or Genoa fustian

Example Sentences

He usually wears a light blue shirt, jeans, and dusty boots.

From Barron's

Dressed in a pair of dark blue jeans and a black zip-up jumper, he was remanded into custody earlier and is next due to appear at Swindon Crown Court for a hearing on 23 January.

From BBC

For the younger crowd, it might be paired with jeans and a Polo baseball cap, its collar effortlessly flipped up.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Clothes, tops and jeans especially, are cheaper in Dundalk. I think they can be a lot cheaper."

From BBC

Musicians illuminated stages with bell-bottom jeans, platform shoes and colourful headbands.

From BBC