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dim⋅i⋅ty

  [dim-i-tee]
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–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
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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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dimity

(from Greek dimitos, "of double thread"), lightweight, sheer cotton fabric with two or more warp threads thrown into relief, forming fine cords. Originally dimity was made of silk or wool, but since the 18th century it has been woven almost exclusively of cotton.

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