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DENIM (an abbreviation of serge de Nimes)

DENIM (an See also:
ABBREVIATION (Lat. brevis, short)
abbreviation of serge de See also:
NIMES
NIMES, COUNCILS OF (Concilia Nemausensia)
Nimes) , the name origin-ally given to a See also:

KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind of serge . It is now applied to a stout twilled See also:

CLOTH

cloth made in various See also:

COLOURS, MILITARY

colours, usually of See also:

cotton, and used for overalls, &c .

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