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dim⋅i⋅ty
[dim-i-tee] 
–noun, plural -ties.
| a thin cotton fabric, white, dyed, or printed, woven with a stripe or check of heavier yarn. |
Origin:
1400–50; earlier dimite, late ME demyt < ML dimettum < Gk dímiton, n. use of neut. of dímitos double-threaded, equiv. to di- di- 1 + mít(os) warp thread + -os adj. suffix; source of final syll. unclear
1400–50; earlier dimite, late ME demyt < ML dimettum < Gk dímiton, n. use of neut. of dímitos double-threaded, equiv. to di- di- 1 + mít(os) warp thread + -os adj. suffix; source of final syll. unclear
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| dim·i·ty (dĭm'ĭ-tē) n. pl. dim·i·ties A sheer, crisp cotton fabric with raised woven stripes or checks, used chiefly for curtains and dresses. [Middle English demyt, from Medieval Latin dimitum, from Greek dimiton, from neuter of dimitos, double-threaded : di-, two; see di-1 + mitos, thread.] |
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