midi

adj

1. Having a hemline at mid-calf length.

   “midi skirt”

name

Etymology: Borrowed from French Midi (literally “south”).

1. A cultural region referring to the south of France; approximately corresponding to the regions where Occitan is or was spoken.

   “Some thousands of French Huguenots settled in the South between 1670 and the end of the seventeenth century; but these immigrants included many French of the Midi, so that the newcomers tended to intensify characteristics already developing in the native population under climatic influences.”

   “For sale: 75-acre peach and grape farm in the Midi, France - £595,000. Farmhouse included. […] Not surprisingly, the average age of French farmers has dropped from 55 to 40 during the past 15 years. But even so, the owner of the Midi farm has discovered the hard way that a move across the channel is not without risk.”

noun

1. A coat, skirt, or boot having such a hemline.

   “Vogue recommends mixing midis – ie wearing the midi-boot with the midi-skirt – which is one option (very Marni), as is the current silhouette on the high street.”

2. Synonym of Berliner (“newspaper format”).