[ˈdɪmɪti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a hard-wearing cotton fabric woven with stripes or checks
(e.g: a nightcap in white dimity edged with lace)


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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