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denier (246 words)
Unit used in measuring the fineness of yarns, equal to the mass in grams of 9,000 metres of yarn.
Thus 9,000 metres of 15 denier nylon, used in nylon stockings, weighs 15 g/0.5 oz, and in this case the thickness of thread would be 0.00425 mm/0.0017 in.
The term is derived from the French silk industry; the denier was an old French silver coin.
denier: Information from Answers.com (208 words)
Denier is a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers.
Denier is defined as the mass in grams per 9 000 meters.
The denier system of measurement is used on tow and single filament fibers.
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