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denim

noun

  1. sturdy cotton or cotton-blend twill textile
  2. color
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛnɪm/ / /ˈdɛnəm/

noun

Etymology: From the French phrase de Nîmes (“from Nîmes”), after the French town of Nîmes, where denim fabric was originally produced.

  1. 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;