Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: (serge) de Nîmes '(type of cloth) from Nîmes', French city where it was first made

denim

 noun
     
Related topics: Material, Textiles
den‧im
[uncountable]TIM a type of strong cotton cloth used especially to make jeans
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