n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English denere, from Anglo-French dener, denier, from Latin denarius, coin worth ten asses, from denarius containing ten, from deni ten each, from decem ten ― more at TEN
Date: 15th century
1 \ d ə - ' nir, d ə - ' ny ā \ : a small orig. silver coin formerly used in western Europe
2 \ ' de-ny ə r \ : a unit of fineness for yarn equal to the fineness of a yarn weighing one gram for each 9000 meters <100- denier yarn is finer than 150- denier yarn>