Jeans

Definitions

1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.
2. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
   plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“Traditionally most jeans are dyed dark blue.”

“As a general thing, they were dressed in homespun “jeans,” blue or yellow—there were no other varieties of it; all wore one suspender and sometimes two—yarn ones knitted at home,—some wore vests, but few wore coats.”

“Think⟳ of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.”

“She added: “I did a jean ad. I mean⟳, the reaction definitely was a surprise⟳, but I love⟳ jeans. All I wear⟳ are jeans. I’m literally in jeans and a T-shirt every day of my life.””

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