denier vs note

denier

noun
  • An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou. 

  • One who denies or forbids something. 

  • One who denies the existence of something. 

  • A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes. 

note

noun
  • A piece of paper money; a banknote. 

  • A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. 

  • Reputation; distinction. 

  • A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. 

  • A short informal letter; a billet. 

  • A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute. 

  • A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment 

  • A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes. 

  • A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. 

  • Observation; notice; heed. 

  • The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period. 

  • A diplomatic missive or written communication. 

  • A call or song of a bird. 

  • A critical comment. 

  • A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. 

  • A key of the piano or organ. 

  • A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune. 

  • That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work. 

  • An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse. 

verb
  • To denote; to designate. 

  • To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed. 

  • To record in writing; to make a memorandum of. 

  • To annotate. 

  • To set down in musical characters. 

  • To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary. 

How often have the words denier and note occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )