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denier1
Definitions
noun
- (ˈdɛnɪˌeɪ; ˈdɛnjə) . a unit of weight used to measure the fineness of silk and man-made fibres, esp when woven into women's tights, etc. It is equal to 1 gram per 9000 metres
- (dəˈnjeɪ; -ˈnɪə) . any of several former European coins of various denominations
Word Origin
C15: from Old French: coin, from Latin dēnāriusdenarius
Example Sentences Including 'denier'
And you'll need some black tights, sixty denier at least unless you're prepared to shave.RESCUING ROSE (2002)
His eyes lingered on her legs and the ten denier black stockings.TICKLED PINK (2002)
I have been condemned as a kind of `clearances denier "because I questioned one of the totems of Scottish history.Times, Sunday Times (2005)
In the book, Asimov confesses: "I treated any kind of illness as an insult to my masculinity and so I was a denier.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
It is true that anybody who questions the orthodoxy on global warming risks being labelled a denier , a dangerous pariah.Spiked (2005)
The federal government yesterday declared Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel a security threat.Edmonton Sun (2003)
Would they, I wonder, publish a writer who was a Holocaust denier ?Edmonton Sun (2003)
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