Jean
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,324 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,461 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric also: denim, dungaree
Jean in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I b'lieve dat's M'sieu Jean an' Mam'selle Mollee.
The Barrier · Rex Beach · Chapter 1
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It never occurred to him to speak to Jean Jacques.
The Money Master, Volume 2. · Gilbert Parker · Chapter 1
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Jean is quite good-looking, but with an awfully respectable expression.
The Visits of Elizabeth · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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Besides, Jean Violette was to pay the rest of the purchase-money to-day.
The Deputy of Arcis · Honoré de Balzac · Chapter 1
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Jean Jacques' father, grandfather, and great-great-grandfather had lived here, no one of them rising far, but none worthless or unnoticeable.
The Money Master, Complete · Gilbert Parker · Chapter 1