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Noun: denier  di'nI-ur or den-yur [N. Amer], di'nI-u(r) or den-yu(r) [Brit]
  1. A unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon
    "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings"
     
  2. Any of various former European coins of different denominations
     
  3. One who denies

Derived forms: deniers

See also: deny

Type of: coin, controversialist, disputant, eristic, unit, unit of measurement

Encyclopedia: Denier Denier, Pas-de-Calais