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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 273 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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DIMITY , derived from the Gr . 61gtros "

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THREAD (0. Eng. praed, literally, that which is twisted, prawan, to twist, to throw, cf. " throwster," a silk-winder, Ger. drehen, to twist, turn, Du. draad, Ger. Draht, thread, wire)

thread," through the Ital. dimito, " a

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KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind of course linzie-wolzie (

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FLORIO, GIOVANNI (1553?-1625)

Florio, 1611); a

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CLOTH

cloth commonly employed for

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bed upholstery and curtains, and usually

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white, though sometimes a

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PATTERN

pattern is printed on it in

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COLOURS, MILITARY

colours . It is stout in texture, and

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WOVEN

woven in raised patterns .

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