dimity

American  

[dim-i-tee] / ˈdɪm ɪ ti /

noun

dimities plural

1. a thin cotton fabric, white, dyed, or printed, woven with a stripe or check of heavier yarn.

---

dimity British  

/ ˈdɪmɪtɪ /

noun

1. 1. a light strong cotton fabric with woven stripes or squares

   2. ( as modifier )

      a dimity bonnet

---

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• dimities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dimity

1400–50; earlier dimite, late Middle English demyt < Medieval Latin dimettum < Greek dímiton, noun use of neuter of dímitos double-threaded, equivalent to di- di- ¹ + mít ( os ) warp thread + -os adj. suffix; source of final syllable unclear

Example Sentences

Coop cooperated: he shied at couches and dimity all his life, but only on-camera.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Hoover appeared wearing a white and blue dimity gown modeled in the fashion of 1870 and copied from one of her mother's photographs.

From Time Magazine Archive

For hot summer afternoons batiste, dimity and organdy will be cool and fresh.

From Time Magazine Archive

Marie Antoinette was a lovely martyr in white dimity and ash-gold hair; Louis, her royal spouse, a wistful dullard who would have made an honest artisan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Green dimity curtains hung over the windows in Theodora’s room, the wallpaper was decked with green garlands, the bedspread and quilt were green, the marble-topped dresser and the huge wardrobe were the same.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson