jean

/dʒin/
/dʒin/
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Other forms: jeans

Definitions of jean
  1. noun
    (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
    synonyms: blue jean, denim
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    types:
    Levi's, levis
    a popular brand of jeans
    type of:
    pant, trouser
    (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
    workwear
    heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work
  2. noun
    a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
    synonyms: denim, dungaree
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    type of:
    cloth, fabric, material, textile
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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