Definition of dimity in English:

dimity

noun ˈdɪmɪtiˈdɪmədi

mass noun

A hard-wearing cotton fabric woven with stripes or checks.
a nightcap in white dimity edged with lace
as modifier gay dimity curtains
Example sentencesExamples
- Truss a few starlets into whalebone corsets and swathe them in yards of dimity.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Italian dimito or medieval Latin dimitum, from Greek dimitos, from di- 'twice' + mitos 'warp thread'; the origin of the final -y is unknown.

Rhymes

anonymity, equanimity, magnanimity, proximity, pseudonymity, pusillanimity, unanimity

Definition of dimity in US English:

dimity

nounˈdimədēˈdɪmədi

A hard-wearing, sheer cotton fabric woven with raised stripes or checks.
a nightcap in white dimity edged with lace
as modifier gay dimity curtains
Example sentencesExamples
- Truss a few starlets into whalebone corsets and swathe them in yards of dimity.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Italian dimito or medieval Latin dimitum, from Greek dimitos, from di- ‘twice’ + mitos ‘warp thread’; the origin of the final -y is unknown.

单词	dimity
释义	Definition of dimity in English: dimity noun ˈdɪmɪtiˈdɪmədi mass noun A hard-wearing cotton fabric woven with stripes or checks. a nightcap in white dimity edged with lace as modifier gay dimity curtains Example sentencesExamples Truss a few starlets into whalebone corsets and swathe them in yards of dimity. Origin Late Middle English: from Italian dimito or medieval Latin dimitum, from Greek dimitos, from di- 'twice' + mitos 'warp thread'; the origin of the final -y is unknown. Rhymes anonymity, equanimity, magnanimity, proximity, pseudonymity, pusillanimity, unanimity Definition of dimity in US English: dimity nounˈdimədēˈdɪmədi A hard-wearing, sheer cotton fabric woven with raised stripes or checks. a nightcap in white dimity edged with lace as modifier gay dimity curtains Example sentencesExamples Truss a few starlets into whalebone corsets and swathe them in yards of dimity. Origin Late Middle English: from Italian dimito or medieval Latin dimitum, from Greek dimitos, from di- ‘twice’ + mitos ‘warp thread’; the origin of the final -y is unknown.
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