what does denier mean
Denier is not French for last- that's  dernier . Denier is a unit of weight to measure nylon or silk, so is used in hosiery to describe the thickness of the material used.It also relates to the opacity of the material-the higher the number, the less opaque your tights. Denier nylon is a unit of measuring the thickness/weight of a thinly spun fiber. It indicates the material's durability, plus the fineness of fiber filaments and yarns - â¦ both natural and synthetic. The higher the denier, the thicker the fiber; the lower the denier, the finer the fiber.