jean


Definition: Meaning of, jean in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒiːn /

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jean jeans
  1. usually plural close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
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  2. a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
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jean used in phrases

  • Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin (noun)
    1. 1863-1943 french bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus
  • Armand Jean du Plessis (noun)
    1. 1585-1642 french prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII
  • Augustin Jean Fresnel (noun)
    1. 1788-1827 french physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens
  • Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (noun)
    1. 1768-1830 french mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat
  • Billie Jean King (noun)
    1. born in 1943 united States woman tennis player
  • Billie Jean Moffitt King (noun)
    1. born in 1943 united States woman tennis player
  • Cocteau, Jean
    1. (1889-1963) a French writer and film DIRECTOR, who was an important member of the surrealist movement. His work includes the films Orphée (1950) and Les Enfants Terribles (1950), and the play La Machine Infernale (1934).
  • Dame Jean Iris Murdoch (noun)
    1. 1919-1999 born in Ireland british writer known primarily for her novels
  • Edward Jean Steichen (noun)
    1. 1879-1973 united States photographer who pioneered artistic photography
  • Foucault, Jean Bernard Léon
    1. (1819-68) a French scientist who studied the speed of light. He invented Foucault's Pendulum, an object that swings on a wire and shows how the Earth spins around. He also invented the GYROSCOPE .
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