Meaning & use

Dimity

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A lightweight, sheer cotton fabric woven with raised stripes or checks, often used for curtains and clothing.

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The bedroom curtains were made of crisp white dimity.

Her summer dress was cut from a delicate blue dimity.

A note on using this word

The name comes from the Greek 'dimitos,' meaning 'double-thread,' describing its weaving technique.

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