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den·im
(dĕn′ĭm)n.
1.
a. A coarse, twilled cotton fabric, often blue, traditionally used for overalls and work clothes and now used for jeans and casual wear.
b. denims Pants or another garment made of this fabric.
2. A similar but finer fabric used in draperies and upholstery.
[French (serge) de Nîmes, (serge) of Nîmes, after NîmesFrance.]
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denim
(ˈdɛnɪm)n
1. (Textiles)
a. a hard-wearing twill-weave cotton fabric used for trousers, work clothes, etc
b. (as modifier): a denim jacket.
2. (Textiles)
a. a similar lighter fabric used in upholstery
b. (as modifier): denim cushion covers.
[C17: from French (serge) de Nîmes (serge) of Nîmes]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
den•im
(ˈdɛn əm)n.
1. a heavy twill fabric of cotton or other fibers woven with white and colored, often blue, threads, used esp. for jeans.
2. a lighter, softer fabric resembling this.
3. denims, (used with a pl. v.) clothes of denim.
[1685–95; < French: short for serge de Nîmes serge of Nîmes]
den′imed, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  denim - (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual weartrouser, 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 |
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Translations
دِنيم: قِماش قُطْنيدينم
džínovinariflovina
denim
farkkukangas
traper
farmervászon
skáofinn grófur baîmullardúkur, dením
デニム
데님
džinsinis audinysdžinsinis drabužis
džinsu audums
riflovina
jeanstyg
ผ้ายีนส์
kot kumaşpamuklu kumaş
vải bông chéo
denim
[ˈdenɪm]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
denim
n
→ Jeansstoff m, → Köper m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
denim
[ˈdɛnɪm]1. n → tessuto jeans denims npl (clothes) → blue jeans mpl
2. adj (jacket, skirt) → di jeans
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
denim
(ˈdenim) noun, adjective (of) a kind of cotton cloth, often blue, used for making jeans, overalls etc.
ˈdenims noun plural clothes, especially jeans, made of denim. She wore blue denims; a pair of denims.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
denim
→ دينم riflovina denim Jeansstoff ντένιμ tela para jeans, tela vaquera farkkukangas jean traper denim デニム 데님 denim denim dżins ganga, tecido denim джинсовая ткань jeanstyg ผ้ายีนส์ kot kumaş vải bông chéo 粗棉布Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009