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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If jeans and shorts were on your list, think again.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 June 2026
The simple footwear can be worn with jeans, skirts, or, like Pidgeon, a silk skirt for a fancier look.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Sajak, dressed in a white-and-blue striped shirt and white jeans, was clearly not in Montana.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Halle Berry Halle Berry sported a pair of jeans and a flowy tank top to a private dinner hosted by Raising Cane's owner and founder, Todd Graves, at Alba in West Hollywood, following the World Cup match.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 June 2026
The simple footwear can be worn with jeans, skirts, or, like Pidgeon, a silk skirt for a fancier look.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Sajak, dressed in a white-and-blue striped shirt and white jeans, was clearly not in Montana.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Halle Berry Halle Berry sported a pair of jeans and a flowy tank top to a private dinner hosted by Raising Cane's owner and founder, Todd Graves, at Alba in West Hollywood, following the World Cup match.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
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“Jean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jean. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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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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