Denier

Word DENIER
Character 6
Hyphenation de ni er de nier
Pronunciations /dəˈnɪə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Denier"

What do we mean by denier?

An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.

A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.

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The word "denier" in example sentences

On the day when the deputies of the communes entered an assembly, and seated themselves beside the first two orders, the new comer, by virtue of the situation and rank occupied, took the name of third order; and as our fathers used to speak of the third denier (_tiers denier_), and the third day (_tierce journee_), so they must have spoken of the (_tiers-etat_) third estate. ❋ Unknown (1830)

Hence the term denier, which neatly encapsulates their flat refusal to face facts. ❋ Science Editor (2010)

Funnily enough the term denier is not a scientific one, it is one used in normal discourse to describe what could probably be whipped up into a phsychological diagnosis. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The fact that he has placed that moron Michin as chief climate change denier is very bizarre. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fred Singer, another long-term denier said: "I applaud and support what is being done by the Project -- a very difficult but important undertaking." ❋ Kelly Rigg (2011)

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