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Where does “denim” come from?

Denim comes from French serge de Nîmes, meaning "serge from Nîmes," a sturdy twilled fabric produced in that French city.

denim (English): A textile often made of cotton with a distinct...

Definitions

  1. A textile often made of cotton with a distinct...

Ancestry of “denim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchserge de Nîmesserge from Nîmes

Words derived from “denim”

  • denimed
  • denimlike
  • denimwear
  • 丹寧布
  • デニム
  • denim
  • deinim
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