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Denim
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(an abbreviation of serge de Nimes), the name originally given to a kind of serge. It is now applied to a stout twilled cloth made in various colours, usually of cotton, and used for overalls, &c.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Denim'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/denim.html. 1910.