jean
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
- //d͡ʒiːn//
- //d͡ʒeɪn//
Denim.
Substantiv
- 1
Denim.
She wore a tattered jean jacket.
Lastly, he took out a common frock of coarse dark jean, which he drew over his own under-clothing; and a felt hat—he had purposely left his own upstairs.
Herkunft
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.
Formen
- Plural
- jeans