denim


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
denim/ˈdenɪm/
noun a hard-wearing cotton twill fabric, typically blue.

■ (denims) jeans or other clothes made of denim.

– origin C17 (as serge denim): from Fr. serge de Nîmes, denoting serge from the town of Nîmes.
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