denier

¹de·ni·er

noun \di-ˈnī(-ə)r, dē-\

Definition of DENIER

: one who denies <deniers of the truth>

First Known Use of DENIER

15th century

²de·nier

noun

Definition of DENIER

1

\də-ˈnir, də-ˈnyā\ : a small originally silver coin formerly used in western Europe

2

\ˈde-nyər\ : a unit of fineness for yarn equal to the fineness of a yarn weighing one gram for each 9000 meters <100-denier yarn is finer than 150-denier yarn>

Origin of DENIER

Middle English denere, from Anglo-French dener, denier, from Latin denarius, coin worth ten asses, from denarius containing ten, from deni ten each, from decem ten — more at ten

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Weights and Measures Terms

avoirdupois weight, calorie, kip, pace, twain

Rhymes with DENIER

attire, backfire, bemire, catch fire, cross fire, desire, entire, for hire, fox fire, Greek fire, grey friar, hang fire, hellfire, live wire, on fire, prior, rimfire, sapphire, sea fire, snow tire, town crier, trip wire, umpire, watch fire, white friar