- yarn denier
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denier — ► NOUN ▪ a unit by which the fineness of yarn is measured, equal to the weight in grams of 9,000 metres of the yarn. ORIGIN originally denoting a French small coin: from Latin denarius … English terms dictionary
denier — I. noun Date: 15th century one who denies < deniers of the truth > II. noun Etymology: Middle English denere, from Anglo French dener, denier, from Latin denarius, coin worth ten asses, from denarius containing ten, from deni ten each, from decem … New Collegiate Dictionary
denier — 1. a traditional unit of yarn density. One denier is the density of a thread having a mass of 1 gram per 9 kilometers of length. The metric unit of yarn density is the tex; 1 denier equals 1/9 tex or 10/9 decitex. 2. a traditional… … Dictionary of units of measurement
denier — noun /dəˈnɪə(r),ˈdɛnɪə(r)/ a) An old French coin worth one twelfth of a sou. Holocaust denier (see ) b) A unit of weight which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one … Wiktionary
denier — n. ♦ originally a unit of weight (about 8 1/ 5 troy grains) of silk, rayon, nylon, etc.; later, an indication of the fineness of such yarns, the lower the denier number the finer the yarn … Dictionary of difficult words
denier — denier1 [ dɛnɪə] noun 1》 a unit by which the fineness of yarn is measured, equal to the weight in grams of 9,000 metres of the yarn. 2》 a former French coin equal to one twelfth of a sou. Origin ME (in sense 2): via OFr. from L. denarius (see… … English new terms dictionary
denier — denier1 /di nuy euhr/, n. a person who denies. [1350 1400; ME; see DENY, ER1] denier2 /deuh near / or, esp. for 1, /den yeuhr/; Fr. /deuh nyay /, n. 1. a unit of weight indicating the fineness of fiber filaments and yarns, both silk and synthetic … Universalium
denier — A unit of rayon or silk yarn size, based on a standard weight of 5 centigrams per 450 meters of silk … Forensic science glossary
denier — unit of yarn fineness Units of Measurement … Phrontistery dictionary
denier — I de•ni•er [[t]dɪˈnaɪ ər[/t]] n. a person who denies • Etymology: 1350–1400 II de•nier [[t]dəˈnɪər, dənˈyeɪ[/t]] or, esp. for 1, [[t]ˈdɛn yər[/t]] n. 1) tex a unit of weight indicating the fineness of fiber filaments and yarns, and equal to a… … From formal English to slang
denier — n. a unit of weight by which the fineness of silk, rayon, or nylon yarn is measured. Etymology: orig. the name of a small coin: ME f. OF f. L denarius … Useful english dictionary
