…It refers to a fine twill cotton fabric, or clothing made from it. In the Middle Ages, a strong, tightly woven cotton fabric called fustian was used for work clothes, and jeans are a type of this fabric. It was brought to England and France from Genoa, Italy, and was called janua (genoa), and gradually came to be called jeans. It was used for carpets, socks, vests, etc., and came in white, olive, and blue jeans dyed with indigo. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "janua" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…細い綾織の綿布,またそれで作られた衣服のことをいう。中世にファスティアンと呼ばれる丈夫で目のつまった綿布が労働着などに用いられていたが,ジーンズはその一種で,イタリアのジェノバからイギリス,フランスにもたらされたのでジャニュアjanua(genoa)と呼ばれ,しだいにジーンズと呼ばれるようになった。カーペット,靴下,胴衣などに使用され,白やオリーブ色,またインジゴで染めたブルー・ジーンズがあった。… ※「janua」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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