Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Jean"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jean \Jean\, n. [Prob. named from Genoa. See {Jane}.]
A twilled cotton cloth.
{Satin jean}, a kind of jean woven smooth and glossy, after
the manner of satin.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jean
n 1: close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear (usually
in the plural) [syn: {blue jean}, {denim}]
2: a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: {denim}, {dungaree}]
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