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jean.

Denim.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒiːn//d͡ʒeɪn/obsolete
  1. Denim.

    attributive · countable · uncountable
    She wore a tattered jean jacket.
Where this word comes from

From the Middle English Gene (“Genoa”), from the Old French Jannes. Bleu de Gênes (“Genovese blue”) was a blue dye made in Genoa used to tint the denim cloth produced in Nîmes (de Nîmes). Doublet of Genoa and Geneva and distantly related to knee.

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