jean

n.

1. A heavy, strong, twilled cotton, used in making uniforms and work clothes.
2. jeans Pants made of jean, denim, or another durable fabric.

[Short for obsolete jene (fustian), Genoan (fustian), from Middle English jene, gene, from Old French Genes, Genoa.]

IN BRIEF: n. - A coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric; (usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear.

Tutor's tip: You must have the skinny "gene" (part of a cell which determines hereditary traits) to wear tight "jeans" (pants mad of a kind of cotton cloth) well.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear (usually in the plural)
  Synonyms: blue jean, denim

Meaning #2: a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
  Synonyms: denim, dungaree

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kraftigt bomuldstøj, cowboystof

Nederlands (Dutch)
spijkerstof

Français (French)
n. - denim, en jean

Deutsch (German)
n. - Baumwolldrell

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τζιν

Italiano (Italian)
tela grossa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - brim (m)

Русский (Russian)
джинсовая ткань

Español (Spanish)
n. - tela cruzada o asargada de algodón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - denim, jeanstyg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
牛仔裤, 斜纹棉布, 牛仔布

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 牛仔褲, 斜紋棉布, 牛仔布

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 청바지, 능직 무명천, 진 의복류

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ジーン, ジーパン, ジーンズ製の作業服

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جينز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אריג ג'ינס‬

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Seven Jean	Jean Jackets
Jean Paul	Blue Jean