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denier (1)

den·i·er [ dénnyər ] (plural den·i·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. measure of fiber fineness: a unit of fineness of silk and some artificial fibers such as nylon equal to one gram per 9,000 m of yarn. It is now largely superseded by other units.

2. old silver coin: a silver coin, formerly used in several European countries

[15th century. Via French< Latin denarius (see denarius)]
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