plural dimities
: a sheer usually corded cotton fabric of plain weave in checks or stripes
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On one loom are yards of delicate white dimity—a lightweight cotton fabric—for the curtains in Emily’s bedroom in the Emily Dickinson house in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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Rachel Dickinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Rachel Dickinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Dimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dimity. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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dimity
noun
dim·i·ty
ˈdim-ət-ē 
plural dimities
: a usually corded cotton fabric in checks or stripes
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