denim

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	denim - (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear blue jean, jean 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.	denim - a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric dungaree, jean 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

denim [ˈdɛnɪm] n → tela vaquera see also denims

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denim [ˈdɛnɪm] n → jean m;

denims npl → (blue-)jeans mpl

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denim [ˈdɛnɪm] n → Jeansstoff m;

denims npl → (Blue) Jeans pl

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denim [ˈdɛnɪm] n → tessuto di cotone ritorto see also denims