demyt

demyt
demyt
obs. form of dimity.

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  • dimity — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dimity — /dim i tee/, n., pl. dimities. a thin cotton fabric, white, dyed, or printed, woven with a stripe or check of heavier yarn. [1400 50; earlier dimite, late ME demyt < ML dimettum < Gk dímiton, n. use of neut. of dímitos double threaded, equiv. to… …   Universalium

  • dimity — /ˈdɪməti/ (say dimuhtee) noun (plural dimities) a thin cotton fabric, white, dyed, or printed, woven with a stripe or check of heavier yarn. {late Middle English demyt, from Italian dimito coarse cotton, from Greek dimitos of double thread} …  

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