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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear [syn: jean, blue jean, denim]
2: a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: denim, dungaree, jean]
Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: short for jean fustian, from Middle English Gene Genoa, Italy + fustian Date: 15771. a durable twilled cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes2. pants usually made of jean or denim — usually used in plural
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. twilled cotton cloth. Etymology: ME, attrib. use of Jene f. OF Janne f. med.L Janua Genoa
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Jean Jean, n. [Prob. named from Genoa. See Jane.] A twilled cotton cloth. Satin jean, a kind of jean woven smooth and glossy, after the manner of satin.
