'jean' definitions:

Definition of 'jean'

noun

(usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear [syn: jean, blue jean, denim]

noun

A coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: denim, dungaree, jean]

From: GCIDE

jean \jean\ (j[=a]n), n. [Prob. named from Genoa. See Jane.]
1. A twilled cotton cloth. [1913 Webster]
2. (pl.) (j[=e]nz), Same as blue jeans. [PJC]
3. (pl.) (j[=e]nz), Pants made of different fabrics, resembling blue jeans. [PJC]
Satin jean, a kind of jean woven smooth and glossy, after the manner of satin. [1913 Webster]