Origin: 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
a popular type of pants made from denim (=a strong, usually blue, cotton cloth): jeans and a T-shirt [Origin: 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]