denier 1
/di nuy"euhr/ , n.
a person who denies.
[ 1350-1400; ME; see DENY, -ER 1 ]
denier 2
/deuh near"/ or, esp. for 1, /den"yeuhr/ ; Fr. /deuh nyay"/ , n.
1. a unit of weight indicating the fineness of fiber filaments and yarns, both silk and synthetic, and equal to a yarn weighing one gram per each 9000 meters: used esp. in indicating the fineness of women's hosiery.
2. any of various coins issued in French-speaking regions, esp. a coin of France, originally of silver but later of copper, introduced in the 8th century and continued until 1794.
[ 1375-1425; late ME denarius DENARIUS ]