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
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For women’s, the collection offers low-rise and high-rise jeans, a denim skirt and jacket, while men’s has brown, black, blue and gray jean options and denim jackets.
—Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
The Big Little Lies actress paired the jeans with another fall classic — black Chelsea boots with rugged lug soles.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Proper English With a Bow on Top The floral hem on these jeans was just begging to be a blouse, and the key was finding one with a black background.
—Jane Herman, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
The cozy fabric is available for men with the AMS Slim jean and ORD straight jean.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
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Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
The Big Little Lies actress paired the jeans with another fall classic — black Chelsea boots with rugged lug soles.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Proper English With a Bow on Top The floral hem on these jeans was just begging to be a blouse, and the key was finding one with a black background.
—Jane Herman, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
The cozy fabric is available for men with the AMS Slim jean and ORD straight jean.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 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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