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DEN-im/ˈdenɪm/

Denim is strong cotton cloth used especially for jeans (often uncountable). Jeans are the garment; school trousers are usually not denim. Uniform: denim is not allowed; black school trousers are still required on a non-mufti day.

Meaning

Strong cotton cloth used especially for jeans (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Denim is not uniform; black school trousers are still required on a non-mufti day.”
• “A denim jacket on mufti day is fine; a ripped pair still fails if the handbook bans tears.”

Good to know

denim (often uncountable cloth). Contrast: jeans (the garment) / uniform trousers. School / mufti. Mix-up: denim is the cloth; jeans are the trousers made from it.

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