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jean

noun \ˈjēn\

Definition of JEAN

1
:  a durable twilled cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes
2
:  pants usually made of jean or denim —usually used in plural
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Origin of JEAN

short for jean fustian, from Middle English Gene Genoa, Italy + fustian
First Known Use: 1577

Rhymes with JEAN

bean, clean, dean, Dean, Deane, dene, e'en, gene, glean, green, keen, lean, lien, mean, mesne, mien, peen, preen, quean, queen, scene, screen, sheen, shin, sin, spean, spleen, teen, tween, wean, ween, wheen, yean

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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. jean
  2. Kentucky jean
  3. Saint-Jean-de-Luz
  4. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
  5. Molenbeek
  6. Saint-Jean, Lake
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