Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: dimity – dingle
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dimity, adj. [see dimity, n.]
Soft; smooth; describing clothing made from cotton cloth; [fig.] simplistic; weak in argument.
dimity (dimities), n. [ME < It. dimito, course cotton or flannel, linzie-wolzie.]
White cotton cloth.
dimly, adv. [OE; see dim, adj.] (webplay: bright, cloud, faint, grow, powers).
- Faintly; feebly; indistinctly.
- Sadly; somberly; with emotion.
dimmer, adj. [see dim, adj.] (webplay: each, fog, light, sight, view).
Cloudier; obscurer; dull.
dimness, n. [OE; see dim, adj.] (webplay: bright, fog, indistinct, mist, old).
Darkness; obscurity; dusk; [fig.] lack of clear apprehension; (see Isaiah 9:11).
dimple (-s), n. [ME.] (webplay: cheek, face, little, other, smiling).
- Interval; hole; space; inconsistency.
- Indentation; small cavity on the cheek.
- Imprint; impression; engravement.
dimpled, adj. [see dimple, n.] (webplay: form).
- Rough; coarse; disheveled; traveled.
- Empty; unproductive; hollow.
din, n. [OE dyne; cf. Skr. dhûni, roaring, torrent.] (webplay: ears, sound).
Loud noise; clamor; uproar; tumult.
dine (-s), v. [ME < late L. disjejūnāre, breakfast.] (webplay: between, dining, dinner, feast, have, higher, life, noon, people).
Eat; partake; consume.
dingle, n. [origin uncertain.]
Ravine; narrow valley between hills.