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Many fabrics have been named for the places where they were once made. Denim gets its name from Nîmes, a city in France famous for its textiles. But the name came about in an unusual way. The fabric, a heavy serge, was originally called serge de Nîmes, literally, “serge from Nîmes.” The “s” on Nîmes is not pronounced in French, so when the name of the fabric came into English, it was often written serge de Nim and later serge denim. In time, this was shortened to simply denim.
Examples of denim in a Sentence
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
Designers revealed what’s ahead for Spring/Summer 2026 denim during men’s fashion weeks in Milan and Paris.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2025
Plenty of wardrobe heroes are also on sale, including some of our favorite denim and the ultimate white T-shirt.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 9 July 2025
The idea was to leverage their skillsets in design, production, and marketing to produce something genuinely new and deeply responsible to the crowded denim category.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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“Denim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denim. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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denim
noun
from French (serge) de Nîmes "serge (fabric) from Nîmes (city in France)"
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