Denim is one of the terms in our jeans and denim glossary. For information about more jeans terms, please visit our Denim Glossary.

Denim
Rugged cotton twill, the first such fabric came from Nimes, France and the name comes from the French words de Nîmes (from Nimes). Dyed yarn is woven with undyed filling yarns, either ring spun or open end yarns.