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dimity
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dimity has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dimity, n. (pl. -ies) a cotton fabric woven with stripes or checks.
Etymology
ME f. It. dimito or med.L dimitum f. Gk dimitos (as DI-(1), mitos warp-thread)
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