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Definition of denier 1 noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

denier1

noun
 
/ˈdeniə(r)/
 
/ˈdeniər/
(especially British English)
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  1. a unit for measuring how fine threads of nylon, silk, etc. are
    • 15 denier tights
    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin denarius, literally ‘containing ten’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
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