Jane

/d͡ʒeɪn/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete) A silver Genovese coin, first used in England in the 14th century.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Jane, a woman.
3. Alternative spelling of jean.
4. A female client of a prostitute.

Example Sentences

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.

Ye miscellaneous, ignoble manufacturing individuals, ye have produced too much! We accuse you of making above two-hundred thousand shirts for the bare backs of mankind. Your trousers too, which you have made, of fustian, of cassimere, of Scotch-plaid, of jane, nankeen and woollen broadcloth, are they not manifold?

The Swedish system, seemingly, does not target “janes” (female clients of sex workers).

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