- Serge Denim
- SERGE DENIMAn 18th century pure worsted serge in England, believed to mean Serge de Nismes.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Serge Denim
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denim — noun a hard wearing cotton twill fabric, typically blue. ↘(denims) jeans or other clothes made of denim. Origin C17 (as serge denim): from Fr. serge de Nîmes, denoting serge from the town of Nîmes … English new terms dictionary
denim — [ dənim ] n. m. • av. 1973; mot angl. amér., du nom de la ville de Nîmes ♦ Anglic. Tissu sergé servant à fabriquer les jeans. ⇒ jean. Une salopette « en denim bleu » (Le Clézio). ● denim nom masculin (de toile de Nîmes) Tissu de coton en armure… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sergé croisé — Serge (tissu) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Serge. Exemple de serge où le fil de trame passe sous 1 fil puis sur 3. Le serge est l une des trois … Wikipédia en Français
Denim — Denim, eigentlich serge de Nîmes („Gewebe aus Nîmes“), ist ein sehr robuster Baumwollstoff in Köperbindung, aus dem später von Levi Strauss die erste klassische Jeans gemacht wurde. Traditionell wird für Denim ein Kettköper verwendet, bei dem nur … Deutsch Wikipedia
denim — 1690s, from Fr. serge de Nîmes serge from Nîmes, town in southern France. Application to coarse cotton cloth is first recorded 1850 in Amer.Eng. Denims pants made of denim recorded from 1868. The place name is Roman Nemausus, said to be… … Etymology dictionary
Serge — is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two up, two down weave. The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms, suits, great and trench coats. Its counterpart, silk serge, is used for… … Wikipedia
denim — ► NOUN 1) a hard wearing cotton twill fabric, typically blue. 2) (denims) jeans or other clothes made of such fabric. ORIGIN from French serge de Nîmes, denoting serge from the manufacturing town of Nîmes … English terms dictionary
denim — [den′im] n. [< Fr ( serge) de Nîmes, (serge) of Nîmes, where first made] a coarse, twilled, sturdy cotton cloth used as for jeans, overalls, and uniforms … English World dictionary
Denim — Denim is a cotton fabric from France called serge de Nimes used in 1849 by Levi Strauss to make pants that were worn by thousands of men who traveled West during the Gold Rush. By the twenty first century, denim had taken on a totally new… … Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry
Serge (Textil) — Serge bezeichnet in der ursprünglichen, französischen Bedeutung ein Gewebe, das in der sogenannten Köperbindung gewebt wird. Im deutschen Sprachraum wird der Begriff meist nur für spezielle derartige Gewebe verwendet, häufig ein feines,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Denim — For other uses, see Denim (disambiguation). Denim as used for blue jeans, with a copper rivet to strengthen the pocket … Wikipedia
