den ‧ im /ˈdenəm, ˈdenɪm/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: (serge) de Nîmes '(type of cloth) from Nîmes' , French city where it was first made ]
[uncountable] a type of strong cotton cloth used especially to make ↑ jeans
den ‧ im /ˈdenəm, ˈdenɪm/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: (serge) de Nîmes '(type of cloth) from Nîmes' , French city where it was first made ]
[uncountable] a type of strong cotton cloth used especially to make ↑ jeans
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012