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denier

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.

In the USA and Canada a unit called the drex, equal to the mass of 10,000 metres is used. The tex, equal to the mass of 1,000 metres, is the most common unit in the textile industry.
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Why, it is indeed a true royal jewel, which is worth a thousand pistoles if it is worth a denier.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Banneret or bachelor, square pennon or forked, I would not give a denier for the difference, and the less since Sir John Chandos, chosen flower of English chivalry, is himself but a humble knight.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
If the poor man who has but one livre in his pocket, found a livre and twelve deniers, that would be justice, that would be excellent; but never does such a godsend fall to the lot of the poor man.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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