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Synonyms for denims


Grammar : Noun
Spell : den-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛn əm

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Définition of denims

Origin :
  • 1690s, from French serge de Nîmes "serge from Nîmes," town in southern France. Application to "coarse cotton cloth" is first recorded 1850 in American English. Denims "pants made of denim" recorded from 1868. The place name is Roman Nemausus, said to be ultimately from Gaulish nemo "sanctuary."
  • As in jeans : noun dungarees
  • As in pants : noun clothing for legs, lower half of body
  • As in trousers : noun pants
  • As in blue jeans : noun denim pants
  • As in dungarees : noun blue jeans
Example sentences :
  • Men mostly composed the throng that alighted––big, weather-stained fellows in rough jeans and denims.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
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