dimity
Sign in to saveright|thumb|250px|A bustle made from dimity, 1881.
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Vinony's link graph records 332 inbound references to dimity, and connects out to fulling, cambric and India.
It is catalogued under the topic Woven fabrics.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- woven fabric
- Material used
- Linum usitatissimum
- Image
- Handkerchief LACMA M.59.10 (1 of 2).jpg
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- Commons category
- Dimity
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Types
- Name
- Article of clothing
- Theatrical references
- References
right|thumb|250px|A bustle made from dimity, 1881.
Dimity is a collective term for figured cloths of harness loom decorated with designs and patterns. It is a strong cotton cloth with various stripes and illustrations. Dimity is bleached or washed after looming, less often dyed—unlike fustian, which is usually dyed.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “dimity” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.