Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: , name of a coin, from Latin denarius, from deni 'ten each'

denier

 noun
     
den‧i‧er [uncountable]
a unit for measuring how thin nylon, silk etc thread is
10-/15-/20- etc denier
a pair of 15-denier tights
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary