JEAN


Meaning of JEAN in English

— jeaned , adj.

/jeen/ or, for 1, Brit. formerly /jayn/ , n.

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

2. jeans , ( used with a pl. v. )

a. See blue jeans .

b. pants of various fabrics, styled or constructed like blue jeans. Cf. Levi's .

[ 1485-95; short for jean fustian, earlier Gene ( s ) fustian GENOESE or GENOA fustian ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .