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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Truly, these sneakers can go with leggings, jeans, and dresses.
—Sanah Faroke, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024
As Jessica Alba proves with white jeans and coordinating sneakers, the look is seasonal and sophisticated .
—Grace Smith, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
Our smaller frames and curvy figures can be tricky with skinny jeans.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 May 2024
Who’s Afraid of Double Denim?: Time to make way for another kind of suit, pairing a trucker jacket with matching jeans.
—Jessica Roy, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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Sanah Faroke, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024
As Jessica Alba proves with white jeans and coordinating sneakers, the look is seasonal and sophisticated .
—Grace Smith, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
Our smaller frames and curvy figures can be tricky with skinny jeans.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 May 2024
Who’s Afraid of Double Denim?: Time to make way for another kind of suit, pairing a trucker jacket with matching jeans.
—Jessica Roy, New York Times, 26 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for jean
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“Jean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jean. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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