Definitions for: Denier

[n] one who denies
[n] any of various former European coins of different denominations
[n] a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings"

Webster (1913) Definition: De*ni"er, n.
One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or
of Christ.

De*nier", n. [F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver
coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten
by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See Ten,
and cf. Denary, Dinar.]
A small copper coin of insignificant value.

My dukedom to a beggarly denier. --Shak.

See Also: coin, controversialist, disputant, unit, unit of measurement

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