Main Entry: dim·i·ty

Pronunciation: \ˈdi-mə-tē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural dim·i·ties

Etymology: alteration of Middle English demyt, from Medieval Latin dimitum, from Middle Greek dimitos of double thread, from Greek di- + mitos warp thread

Date: 1570

: a sheer usually corded cotton fabric of plain weave in checks or stripes