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Jane

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jane/ʤeɪn/

▶noun informal, chiefly US a woman.

– phrases
plain Jane an unattractive girl or woman.

– origin early 20th cent.: from the given name Jane.

'Jane' also found in these Oxford entries:

demijohn - jane - Mary Jane

Forum discussions with the word(s) "Jane" in the title:

. . . . couldn't make Jane or herself amends for . . . .
. . Jane was yielding to the preference which she had begun to entertain for him from the first . .
"a living" in Jane Austen
Anyone with knowledge of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice".
Article. Jane Smith, (a) widow of the first director, went to...
Behind Jane Austen's magic words
cheer-up jane
Dick and Jane's Language
grab a piece of the pie that's already stuffed with"What would Jane knit?" tote bags
I heard Jane <snore, snoring>
I joined Jane, in her green dress.
I'm going to stay at Jane['s] and Jim's place
if Jane {joins/joined} company X's Board
It was Jane Byrne who/that
it´s not the/- Jane I first knew?
Jack told Jane that how much he loved her.
Jane (?) and Bill's father
Jane <has been, was> studying on her assignment
Jane Austen's 'propriety'
Jane doesn't work hard because she wants to make more money
Jane drank as much wine as Meg.
Jane found herself doing the washing up again
Jane is for you
Jane is no less beautiful than her mother.
Jane is said to know all there is to know about chimpanzees.
jane just said something for the sake of saying something
Jane makes horror movies, 'like' Scream
Jane tried to find greener pastures with her new job.
Jane wishes + rain to stop
Jane your neighbour
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