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Denier

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Noun

1. denier

a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon

Example Sentences:
'with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings'

2. denier

any of various former European coins of different denominations

3. denier

one who denies

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Denier

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noun
1. (ˈdɛnɪˌeɪ, ˈdɛnjə)
a unit of weight used to measure the fineness of silk and man-made fibres, esp when woven into women's tights, etc. It is equal to 1 gram per 9000 metres
2. (dəˈnjeɪ, -ˈnɪə)
any of several former European coins of various denominations
noun
a person who denies

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Denier

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noun
1. 
a small, obsolete French coin of little value
2. 
a unit of weight for measuring the fineness of threads of silk, rayon, nylon, etc., equal to .05 gram per 450 meters
noun
a person who denies

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Denier

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n.
One that denies: a denier of harsh realities.
n.
1. (also dĕnyər) A unit of fineness for rayon, nylon, and silk fibers, based on a standard mass per length of 1 gram per 9,000 meters of yarn.
2. (also də-nîr) A small coin of varying composition and value current in western Europe from the eighth century until the French Revolution.

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