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Definition of Blue jean
1. Noun. (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear.
Specialized synonyms: Levi's, Levis
Generic synonyms: Pant, Trouser, Workwear
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue Jean
Literary usage of Blue jean
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Men of the Merchant Service: Being the Polity of the Mercantile Marine by Frank Thomas Bullen (1900)
"Four pairs of working trousers. (Any old ones that he has been wearing.)
Three pairs of blue jean overalls (Dungaree). Three blue jean blouses. ..."
2. England from a Back-window: With Views of Scotland and Ireland by James Montgomery Bailey (1878)
"blue jean and dog-skin are the plainer of the two suits. It is not the quality
of the goods, but their style of making up and wearing them. ..."
3. Memoirs of a Great Detective: Incidents in the Life of John Wilson Murray by John Wilson Murray (1905)
"blue jean Williams, the farmer who wore Kentucky blue jean, was Governor.
Voorhees had stumped the State for him. We called on him, and also on former ..."
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