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denim
| denim fabric
| denis diderot
| denisonia
| denisonia superba
| denitrify
denim
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun denim has 2 senses
- denim(n = noun.artifact) blue jean, jean - (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear; Array has particulars: levi's, levis
- denim(n = noun.artifact) dungaree, jean - a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric; Array is a kind of cloth, fabric, material, textile
is a kind of pant, trouser, workwear
OXFORD DICTIONARY
denim, n.
1 (often attrib.) a usu. blue hard-wearing cotton twill fabric used for jeans, overalls, etc. (a denim skirt).
2 (in pl.) colloq. jeans, overalls, etc. made of this.
1 (often attrib.) a usu. blue hard-wearing cotton twill fabric used for jeans, overalls, etc. (a denim skirt).
2 (in pl.) colloq. jeans, overalls, etc. made of this.
Etymology
for serge de Nim f. N{icirc}mes in S. France
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