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den⋅im

  [den-uhm]
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–noun
1. a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
2. a similar fabric of finer quality, for covering cushions, furniture, etc.
3. denims, (used with a plural verb) a garment, esp. trousers or overalls, made of denim.
Origin:
1685–95; < F: short for serge de Nîmes serge of Nîmes
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den·im   (děn'ĭm)   
n.  

    1. A coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms.

    2. denims Trousers or another garment made of this cloth.

  2. A similar but finer fabric used in draperies and upholstery.


[French (serge) de Nîmes, (serge) of Nîmes, after Nîmes, France.]
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Word Origin & History

denim 
1695, from Fr. serge de Nîmes "serge from Nîmes," town in southern France. Application to "coarse cotton cloth" is first recorded 1850 in Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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