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Dimity

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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derived from the Gr. SiµcTOS " double thread," through the Ital. dimito, " a kind of course linzie-wolzie" (Florio, 1611); a cloth commonly employed for bed upholstery and curtains, and usually white, though sometimes a pattern is printed on it in colours. It is stout in texture, and woven in raised patterns.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Dimity'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​d/dimity.html. 1910.
 
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