dimity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains

WordNet

Dim"i*ty noun
Etymology
Prob. fr. Gr. of double thread, dimity; = twice + a thread of the warp; prob. through D. diemet, of F. dimite, démitte. Cf. Samite.
Definitions
  1. A cotton fabric employed for hangings and furniture coverings, and formerly used for women's under-garments. It is of many patterns, both plain and twilled, and occasionally is printed in colors.

Webster 1913