jeans
//d͡ʒiːnz//
Definitions
1.A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
- Traditionally most jeans are dyed dark blue.
- She added: “I did a jean ad. I mean, the reaction definitely was a surprise, but I love jeans. All I wear are jeans. I’m literally in jeans and a T-shirt every day of my life.”
- As a general thing, they were dressed in homespun “jeans,” blue or yellow, there were no other varieties of it; all wore one suspender and sometimes two, yarn ones knitted at home, some wore vests, but few wore coats.
2.plural of jean
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3955
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Etymology
From Gene(s) (also spelled Jean(s)), an obsolete English name for the Italian city of Genoa.
Compare French Gênes.
In the context of clothing, the term originally denoted a kind of coarse cotton (known more fully as Gene(s) fustian) that was associated with Genoa.