denier

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de⋅ni⋅er

1 [di-nahy-er]

–noun

a person who denies.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see deny, -er ¹

2 [duh-neer or, especially for 1, den-yer; Fr. duh-nyey]

–noun

1.	a unit of weight indicating the fineness of fiber filaments and yarns, both silk and synthetic, and equal to a yarn weighing one gram per each 9000 meters: used esp. in indicating the fineness of women's hosiery.

2.	any of various coins issued in French-speaking regions, esp. a coin of France, originally of silver but later of copper, introduced in the 8th century and continued until 1794.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < OF < L dēnārius denarius

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de·ni·er¹ (dĭ-nī'ər)

n. One that denies: a denier of harsh realities.

den·ier² (dən-yā')

also (děn'yər) 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.
also (də-nîr')
1. A small coin of varying composition and value current in western Europe from the eighth century until the French Revolution.
2. Archaic A small, trifling sum.

[Middle English denere, a coin, from Old French dener, from Latin dēnārius; see denarius.]

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