denim

[ den-uhm ]

noun

1. a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
2. a similar fabric of finer quality, for covering cushions, furniture, etc.
3. denims, (used with a plural verb) a garment, especially trousers or overalls, made of denim.

denim

/ ˈdɛnɪm /

noun

1. 1. a hard-wearing twill-weave cotton fabric used for trousers, work clothes, etc
   2. ( as modifier )

      a denim jacket

2. 1. a similar lighter fabric used in upholstery
   2. ( as modifier )

      denim cushion covers

Word History and Origins

Origin of denim¹

1685–95; < French: short for serge de Nîmes serge of Nîmes

Word History and Origins

Origin of denim¹

C17: from French ( serge ) de Nîmes (serge) of Nîmes

Example Sentences

The attempts by Rihanna and her design team have spanned items such as a $700 satin shirt dress, $300 hoodies, a padded denim jacket for nearly $1,000, and footwear like $910 hot pink heels.

From Quartz

Levi’s, the global leader in denim, sees a bright future in sweatpants.

From Quartz

Amsterdam claims to have the highest concentration of denim brands in the world, and that the average resident owns five pairs of jeans.

From Time

Duer has found a way to weave the fleece into the denim, resulting in a material that appears, feels, and moves like normal denim on the outside but is warm and fuzzy on the inside.

From Outside Online

The digital pants the app generates then translate into a custom pattern for your real-world denim.

From Popular-Science

There are young rock chicks and rock-boys and arty-looking men and women, in plaid, denim, ripped and stretched cardigans.

From The Daily Beast

But unfortunately, along that way, we had some mesh tank tops and we had some baggy denim Sean John jumpsuits— JACOB: Sean John!

From The Daily Beast

Britney [Spears] and I wore matching denim outfits [to the 2001 American Music Awards].

From The Daily Beast

Now, the company is about to become a lot more visible with the introduction of a denim collection.

From The Daily Beast

[Vogue UK] Spanx Aims to Sell Denim: Slimming shapewear line Spanx has become a hidden go-to for many fashion-conscious women.

From The Daily Beast

She wore no denim uniform, such as Amy had mentioned on a previous occasion as being the mark of the usual “orphan.”

From Project Gutenberg

His clothing was also, in part, that of a parader: a brilliant-hued coat worn over his ordinary faded suit of denim.

From Project Gutenberg

He wore a loose blue denim blouse and trousers which flapped about his bare feet.

From Project Gutenberg

At the same time Blake heard the scream of a denim-clad figure that suddenly pitched from the landing-ladder into the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

Many a man in blue denim today could buy and sell the collar-and-cuff friends of his earlier years.

From Project Gutenberg