plural jeans
1
: a durable twilled cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes
2
usually jeans
: pants usually made of denim or jean
… strolling with royal puppy Lupo through Kensington Gardens near the couple's two-bedroom cottage in a pair of jeans and rain boots.—
Alicia Dennis et al.
Alicia Dennis et al.Millions of people today buy designer jeans for double the price of equally durable generic jeans …—Jared Diamond
see also blue jeans, mom jeans
Jared DiamondExamples of jean in a Sentence
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Keep scrolling to shop more sweaters, jeans, and colorful shoes inspired by the star.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
From form-fitting skinny jeans to flowy, tiered maxi dresses, there are a variety of styles that will fill in your style gaps and pull you out of a fashion rut.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2024
There are also hoodies, jeans, tees, and button-downs, each item uniquely made in the ERL atelier.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
Gou wears baggy jeans, a black sweater that covers her many tattoos and sunglasses with silver reflective lenses that offer only occasional glimpses of her eyes.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
The impression of severity is relieved by blue eyes the color of his jeans and a smile crease from the habit of grinning around a Marlboro.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 25 Apr. 2024
Stretchy jeans made from cheaper materials may tear easily.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 Apr. 2024
Take the little black dress, black jeans, and of course, black swimsuits.
—Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2024
Right from the outset, both the neighborhood and stage come alive — bursting with energy as characters bound about in their FUBU shirts and saggy, baggy jeans, popping poses and banging buckets.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2024
Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
From form-fitting skinny jeans to flowy, tiered maxi dresses, there are a variety of styles that will fill in your style gaps and pull you out of a fashion rut.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2024
There are also hoodies, jeans, tees, and button-downs, each item uniquely made in the ERL atelier.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
Gou wears baggy jeans, a black sweater that covers her many tattoos and sunglasses with silver reflective lenses that offer only occasional glimpses of her eyes.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
The impression of severity is relieved by blue eyes the color of his jeans and a smile crease from the habit of grinning around a Marlboro.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 25 Apr. 2024
Stretchy jeans made from cheaper materials may tear easily.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 Apr. 2024
Take the little black dress, black jeans, and of course, black swimsuits.
—Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2024
Right from the outset, both the neighborhood and stage come alive — bursting with energy as characters bound about in their FUBU shirts and saggy, baggy jeans, popping poses and banging buckets.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Jean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jean. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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jean
noun1
: a heavy cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes
2
plural
: pants made of jean, denim, or corduroy
Etymology
a shortened form of earlier jean fustian, literally "a fustian (heavy cotton cloth) from Genoa," from Middle English Gene "Genoa, Italy"
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