Assertion: jean | /r/HasProperty | worn by california gold miners
Facets:
value: as a statement of their generation
type: PURPOSE
value: as sturdy work pants
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: They have been worn by sailors and California gold miners as sturdy work pants, by the young as a statement of their generation, and by the fashionable, who are conscious of the prestige conveyed by designer names.