I. de·ni·er di-ˈnī(-ə)r, dē- noun
Date: 15th century
: one who denies
denier s of the truth
II. de·nier 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. də-ˈnir, də-ˈnyā : a small originally silver coin formerly used in western Europe
2. ˈde-nyər : 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