dimity
pronunciation
How to pronounce dimity in British English:
UK ['dɪmɪtɪ]
How to pronounce dimity in American English:
US ['dɪmətɪ]
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- Noun:
- a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains
Word Origin
- dimity
- dimity: see drill
- dimity (n.)
- mid-15c., from Italian dimiti, plural of dimito, a name for a kind of strong cotton cloth, from Medieval Latin dimitum, from Greek dimitos "of double thread," from di- (see di- (1)) + mitos "warp thread, thread" (see mitre).
Example
- 1. I do n 't mind facing mother but I 'm da -- I mean I do n 't intend for dimity munroe to see my toes sticking out .
- 2. " What he means is -- has dimity married some brave colonel in the home guard ? "
- 3. She could afford to be loyal to dimity and say nice things about her , for alex fontaine had never been one of her own beaux .