Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms.
- n. Trousers or another garment made of this cloth.
- n. A similar but finer fabric used in draperies and upholstery.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A colored twilled cotton material used largely for overalls.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A coarse cotton drilling used for overalls, etc.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
- n. a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
Etymologies
- From the French phrase serge de Nîmes ("serge from Nîmes"), after the French town of Nîmes, where denim fabric was originally produced. (Wiktionary)
- French (serge) de Nîmes, (serge) of Nîmes, after Nîmes , France. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Soxx and the Blue Jeans because in the '60s, that's what we called denim pants.”
“I would be clad in denim and black and chains and I would rock your face.”
“To the gardener who wants a dress suitable for this activity, you might like something in denim, chambree or cotton drill; these wear well and scrub up nicely, perhaps in a gardening-suitable colour.”
“Test car, a 2009 S with automatic transmission and lots of nickel-and-dime color and trim charges (such as $100 for getting the top in denim blue instead of some other color), came to $31,550.”
“If you need something to wear in the garden, a skirt or dress made out of denim is ideal.”
“After changing his name from Gap Star G-Star jeans because of his international success, the brand has a name for himself by focusing on the use of RAW denim is unwashed and not that most jeans Denim from the first.”
“In the two years since it opened, this family-owned factory with 350 workers, has cornered nearly a quarter of the Argentine market in denim fabrics.”
“Mr. Jacobs, having ditched his 60's futurist pastiche from last season, had worked like a dog to turn out a brilliant collection of unpornographic, unironic romanticism: flirty tea dresses, Virginia Woolf coats in denim tweed and gorgeous panne velvet flapper frocks.”
The Huffington Post: Marc Jacobs, Circa 2003: Long Hair, Neck Brace & Sweaty (PHOTO)
“They escaped to Supperclub, a bar and restaurant, where some plopped on the beds that covered the floor while a waiter in denim short shorts, suspenders and a scarf delivered drinks.”
“Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana's younger line, D & G, presented a very literal interpretation of an apron, done in denim, at its spring/summer 2011 runway show.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘denim’.
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bbc uk china vocab.
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This is a continuing list of Crayon Colors past and present. As I find new ones added to the "box", I will add them here as well!
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Top 500 Shower Curtains
Favorite designs for shower curtains. Inspired by the list Top 500 SAT Words Shower Curtain by jwjarvis.
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Blues
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Colour Me Happy
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Place names that have entered general speech. Toponyms that interest me in other ways are on Place Names Of Distinction
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color me mauve
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Junk
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My big word list.
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Crayola Crayon Colors Circa 1998
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the physical experience
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the worshipful company of haberdashers
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for denim.
ruzuzu See citation on serge de Nîmes. Apr 18, 2011
whichbe Demon Denim by George F Will Apr 23, 2009
misterpolly The material used to make jeans (and other garments). From the French Coton de Nimes. Dec 22, 2007