From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjeansjeans /dʒiːnz/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [plural] DCCtrousers made of denim (=a strong, usually blue, cotton cloth)
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jeans• Her hair looked dishevelled, as did the sweatshirt and jeans she was wearing.• If blue jeans become more popular, prices should rise to encourage the clothing industry to start pumping out more denim.• The child was a girl, wearing corduroy jeans and a red jersey.• As she pulled on a pair of faded jeans and a sweatshirt, she made another decision.• He dressed like a willful teenager, favoring jeans so tattered you could see his boxer shorts through them.• Flare jeans with retro touches 7.• Then she sees Rainbow's cast-off shirt at the foot of the stairs, tangled in a heap with Anya's jeans.• He came into the bus station wearing jeans and a big smile.Origin jeans (1800-1900) jean “strong cotton cloth” ((15-21 centuries)), from Gene, early form of the name Genoa, Italian city where the cloth was first made 