denim

den·im

D0131900 (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.

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[French (serge) de Nîmes, (serge) of Nîmes, after NîmesFrance.]

denim

(ˈdɛnɪm) n1. (Textiles) a. a hard-wearing twill-weave cotton fabric used for trousers, work clothes, etcb. (as modifier): a denim jacket. 2. (Textiles) a. a similar lighter fabric used in upholsteryb. (as modifier): denim cushion covers. [C17: from French (serge) de Nîmes (serge) of Nîmes]

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	denim - (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wearblue jean, jeanlevis, Levi's - a popular brand of jeanstrouser, 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 workplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	2.	denim - a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabricdungaree, jeancloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

Translations

牛仔布粗斜纹布粗棉布

denim

(ˈdenim) noun, adjective (of) a kind of cotton cloth, often blue, used for making jeans, overalls etc. 牛仔布 粗斜纹布，牛仔布 ˈdenims noun plural clothes, especially jeans, made of denim. She wore blue denims; a pair of denims. 牛仔布服飾 斜纹粗布制成的工作服，牛仔裤

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