DIMITY


Meaning of DIMITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdi-mə-tē ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Etymology: alteration of Middle English demyt, from Medieval Latin dimitum, from Middle Greek dimitos of double thread, from Greek di- + mitos warp thread

Date: 1570

: a sheer usually corded cotton fabric of plain weave in checks or stripes

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