dimity
noun
a thin cotton fabric, white, dyed, or printed, woven with a stripe or check of heavier yarn.
dimities
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pluralof dimity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Lustrous silks and dainty dimities; embroidered muslins and heavy velvets; Patty had never seen such a sight.
From Patty's Summer Days by Wells, Carolyn
And it was gay with chintz and dimities, while against my windows a bourginvilla vine whispered in the wind.
From Mavis of Green Hill by Baldwin, Faith
I am told you are doing very well with your piqués and dimities....
From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various
And those delicious chintzes and dimities for our bedrooms!
From Remember the Alamo by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
The Cloth Finishing establishment bleaches, starches, and calenders dimities, muslins, percales, and shirtings, and folds and wraps them for shipping.
From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie
