Middle English Dictionary Entry
demit n.
Entry Info
| Forms | demit n. |
| Etymology | ?ML dimitum; cp. MnE dimity. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. dimesey.
1.
Some kind of fabric.
Associated quotations
- 1618(1440) Invent.Cumberworth in Peacock EChurch Furniture [OD col.]182 (Lincolnsh.) : A vestment of white demyt for lenten and vigils.