dimity

noun

dim·​i·​ty ˈdi-mə-tē 

plural dimities

: a sheer usually corded cotton fabric of plain weave in checks or stripes

Examples of dimity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On one loom are yards of delicate white dimity—a lightweight cotton fabric—for the curtains in Emily’s bedroom in the Emily Dickinson house in Amherst, Massachusetts. —Rachel Dickinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English demyt, from Medieval Latin dimitum, from Middle Greek dimitos of double thread, from Greek di- + mitos warp thread

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dimity

noun

dim·​i·​ty ˈdim-ət-ē 

plural dimities

: a usually corded cotton fabric in checks or stripes