noun
dimity
DIM-uh-tee/ˈdɪməti/
A lightweight cotton fabric with raised stripes or checks.
The lightweight dimity drapes over the table, showing its raised woven stripes.
Etymology
The “double thread” description names the cloth by its construction. In English, it became the name of cotton fabric ornamented in the loom with raised stripes or figures.
In context
new dimity petticoat that I have here;
More examples
- She chooses striped dimity for a lightweight summer blouse.
- You can feel the raised checks on this dimity.
- The sewing pattern calls for two yards of cotton dimity.
Forms
dimity · dimities
Similar words
- seersucker
- Has a puckered surface rather than dimity's raised woven patterns.
- batiste
- A fine, smooth fabric without dimity's raised stripes or checks.