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Webster 1913 Edition


Dimity

Dim′i-ty

,
Noun.
[Prob. fr. Gr. [GREEK] of double thread, dimity;
δι-
=
δίσ-
twice + [GREEK] a thread of the warp; prob. through D.
diemet
, of F.
dimite
,
démitte
. Cf.
Samite
.]
A cotton fabric employed for hangings and furniture coverings, and formerly used for women’s under-garments. It is of many patterns, both plain and twilled, and occasionally is printed in colors.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dimity

DIMITY

,
Noun.
A kind of white cotton cloth, ribbed or figured.