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Word entry · 4 letters

jean

Best crossword clue

"Denim cloth"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /d͡ʒiːn/Part of speech nounSorted aejnStarts with JEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
1J2E3A4N

Definitions

  1. a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • There's not a bonnie flower that springs By fountain, shaw, or green, There's not a bonnie bird that sings But minds me o' my Jean.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Denim cloth4 letters
02Denim fabric4 letters

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