| 单词 | denim |
| 释义 | denim (once / 9456 pages) n Denim is a kind of heavy cotton material that's used to make jeans. You might think you look really cool in your rhinestone-studded denim jacket . Go ahead and keep thinking that. Denim is usually dark blue, and mostly used to make durable work wear, like jeans and overalls. In some places, people call blue jeans denims. The word comes from a French phrase serge de Nîmes, "serge from Nîmes, France." "Serge" is a sturdy twill fabric, and Nîmes is a town where it was famously made. Denim was first used in American English around 1850. WORD FAMILYdenim: denims USAGE EXAMPLESHundreds of children’s denim jackets are being recalled this week because of metal snaps that pose a choking hazard. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) In the daylight hours before the festival began, the denim and leather jacket-clad, iPhone-wielding visitors were told time and again, “No photos.” The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) With his flowing blond locks, denim gear and Fender Telecaster, Rick Parfitt was one of rock's most recognisable guitarists. BBC(Dec 24, 2016) 1n a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric Syn|Hyper dungaree, jean cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 2n (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear Syn|Hypo|Hyper blue jean, jean Levi's, levis a popular brand of jeans pant, trouser (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately workwearheavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work |
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