denier

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denier - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Denier \De*ni"er\, n.
     One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or
     of Christ.
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  Denier \De*nier"\, n. [F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver
     coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten
     by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See Ten,
     and cf. Denary, Dinar.]
     A small copper coin of insignificant value.
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           My dukedom to a beggarly denier.         --Shak.
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denier - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  denier
      n 1: a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or
           rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier
           stockings"
      2: any of various former European coins of different
         denominations
      3: one who denies