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denim

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den·im  (dnm)
n.
1.
a. A coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms.
b. denims Trousers or another garment made of this cloth.
2. A similar but finer fabric used in draperies and upholstery.

[French (serge) de Nîmes, (serge) of Nîmes, after Nîmes, France.]

denim
Noun
1. a hard-wearing cotton fabric used for jeans, skirts, etc.
2. denims jeans made of denim [French (serge) de Nîmes (serge) of Nîmes, in S France]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.denimdenim - (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
Levi's, levis - a popular brand of jeans
trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
workwear - heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
2.denimdenim - a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Translations
Spanish denim [ˈdɛnɪm] ntela vaquera see also denims
French denim [ˈdɛnɪm] njean m;
denims npl(blue-)jeans mpl

German denim [ˈdɛnɪm] nJeansstoff m;
denims npl(Blue) Jeans pl

Italian denim [ˈdɛnɪm] ntessuto di cotone ritorto see also denims

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