Jean
Jean(n.)
"斜纹棉布",15世纪中期, Geayne,缩写自 Gene fustian,源自法语 jean fustian,指的是热那亚的一种斜纹棉布,来自古法语 Jannes "热那亚",源自拉丁语 Genua(参见 Genoa)。与15世纪在英格兰流通的一种小银币 jane 相比。复数形式 jeans 在19世纪中期成为标准。在指代“牛仔裤”时,最早可追溯到1908年,被认为是1959年以来青少年的特征。最初并非蓝色。
After sheep could be protected from the wolves, the people fared better in the matter of clothing. Flannel and linsey were woven for the wear of women and children, while jeans was woven for the men. For want of other dye-stuffs, the wool for the jeans was almost invariably colored with the bark or young shoots of the walnut; hence the inevitable "butternut" worn so extensively in the West for many years. ["History of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois," 1879]
在羊得到保护免受狼的侵害后,人们在服装方面过得更好了。法兰绒和林赛布被编织成女性和儿童的衣服,而牛仔布则被编织成男性的衣服。由于缺乏其他染料,牛仔布的羊毛几乎总是用核桃的树皮或嫩芽染色; 因此,在西部广泛穿着多年的“核桃棕色”不可避免。["伊利诺伊州梅纳德和梅森县的历史",1879年]
该词起源时间:15世纪中期