Denier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Denier \De*ni"er\, n.
     One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or
     of Christ.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Denier \De*nier"\, n. [F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver
     coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten
     by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See {Ten},
     and cf. {Denary}, {Dinar}.]
     A small copper coin of insignificant value.
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           My dukedom to a beggarly denier.         --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  denier
       n 1: a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or
            rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier
            stockings"
       2: any of various former European coins of different
          denominations
       3: one who denies