jane — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

absent, better, cautious, cute, grey, grey, last, noble

Jane was absent from school yesterday because she had the flu.

VERB + JANE

according, call, come, comes, contrast, elected, goes, going

According to Jane, the best time to visit Paris is in the spring.

JANE + NOUN

carnations, chairperson, cousins, glasses, interfere, seymour, sister

Jane's cousins arrived early for the family dinner last Saturday evening.

PREP.

from, into, than, with

Jane came back from the grocery store with fresh vegetables for dinner.

ADV.

almost, queenly, queenly

Jane almost finished her homework before dinner last night.

Definitions

name

1

A female given name from French, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

In latter years some of the better and nicer sort, misliking Joan, have mollified the name of Joan into Jane, as it may seem, for that Jane is never found in old Records; and as some will, never before the time of King Henry the eight.

People will please their fancies, and every lady has favourite names. I myself have several, and they are mostly short and simple. Jane, that queenly name! Jane Seymour, Jane Grey, 'the noble Jane de Montford;' - - -

2

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a Middle English variant of John.

noun

1

used as a placeholder name for any woman, especially a young working-class woman

2

A girlfriend.

What happened to your regular Jane?

3

Alternative letter-case form of jane (“female client of a prostitute”).

noun

1

A silver Genovese coin, first used in England in the 14th century.

14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Rime of Sire Thopas, The Canterbury Tales, 1793, A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain, Volume 1, page 124, His robe was of chekelatoun, / That coste many a jane.

Certes was but a common Courtisane, / Yet flat refusd to haue a do with mee, / Because I could not giue her many a Iane.

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Idioms & Phrases

Jane Doe

An unknown or anonymous female; the female equivalent of John Doe.

In the amended complaint, Carter is accused of raping the then-13-year-old Jane Doe at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards in the year 2000.

Jane Roe

The female equivalent of Richard Roe.

Jane Hancock

A woman's signature.

Jane Average

A hypothetical female average or female generic individual; the common woman.

Example Bank

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In latter years some of the better and nicer sort, misliking Joan, have mollified the name of Joan into Jane, as it may seem, for that Jane is never found in old Records; and as some will, never befor

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People will please their fancies, and every lady has favourite names. I myself have several, and they are mostly short and simple. Jane, that queenly name! Jane Seymour, Jane Grey, 'the noble Jane de

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03

"What I mean is," said Mrs. Riversedge, "that when I get maids with unsuitable names I call them Jane; they soon get used to it." "An excellent plan," said the aunt of Clovis coldly; "unfortunately I

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04

What happened to your regular Jane?

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14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Rime of Sire Thopas, The Canterbury Tales, 1793, A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain, Volume 1, page 124, His robe was of chekelatoun, / That coste many a ja

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Certes was but a common Courtisane, / Yet flat refusd to haue a do with mee, / Because I could not giue her many a Iane.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, jane is marked as slang, obsolete, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.