den‧im /ˈdenəm, ˈdenɪm/
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
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