denim
noun/ˈdɛnɪm/UK/ˈdɛnəm/CA
Etymology
From the French phrase de Nîmes (“from Nîmes”), after the French town of Nîmes, where denim fabric was originally produced.
- derived from town of Nîmes
Definitions
A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.
- The Mexican people want a cheaper grade of drillings, sheetings, denims, and other fabrics than are called for in our domestic markets, and purchase them in England because they can not be bought in the United States.
- Fabrics: Gamine fabrics are informal as possible. For sports: tweeds, flannels, suedes, cottons, and denims;
- Indigo, a typical member of this group of dyes, is widely used on denims and other fabrics for work clothes because of its very low cost and excellent fastness to washing.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA