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Definition of Denier

1. Noun. A unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon. "With an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings"

2. Noun. Any of various former European coins of different denominations.

3. Noun. One who denies.

Definition of Denier

1. n. One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or of Christ.

2. n. A small copper coin of insignificant value.

Definition of Denier

1. Noun. An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou. ¹

2. Noun. A unit of weight which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. ¹

3. Noun. Person who denies something. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Denier

1. one that denies [n -S] - See also: denies

Medical Definition of Denier

1. A small copper coin of insignificant value. "My dukedom to a beggarly denier." (Shak) Origin: F. Denier, fr. L. Denarius a Roman silver coin orig. Equiv. To ten asses, later, a copper, fr. Deni ten by ten, fr. The root of decem ten; akin to E. Ten. See Ten, and cf. Denary, Dinar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Denier

denial-of-service attack denial of pregnancy denialism denialisms denialist denialists denials deniance denib denibbed

denibbing denibbings denibs denied denier (current term) deniers denies deniest denieth denigrate

denigrated denigrates denigrating denigration denigrations

Literary usage of Denier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1899)
""In consideration of the purchase and sale aforesaid, the said •George denier agrees and binds himself in the penal sum of $1000 that he will not engage in ..."

2. Silk Manufacturing and Its Problems by James Chittick (1913)
"1 INCLUSIVE 11/12 AND FINER shall not vary more than M denier either way from ... From 11/13 to 15/17 y2 denier either way is allowed From 16/18 to 19/21 Y4 ..."

3. An Exposition of the Principles of Estoppel by Misrepresentation by John Skirving Ewart (1900)
"8 And so where the estoppel-denier's name appeared in a list of shareholders, ... N. sentation by the estoppel-denier bim- BA (), 7 H. & N. 657; ..."

4. The Textile Fibres: Their Physical, Microscopical and Chemical Properties by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1913)
"The international denier * may, perhaps, be more conveniently denned as ... In France the size of the silk is usually expressed in terms of the old denier, ..."

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