About The Word Demy
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What's The Definition Of Demy?Synonyms | Synonyms for Demy: Related Terms | Find terms related to Demy: See Also | Demy In Webster's Dictionary \De*my"\, n.; pl. {Demies}. [See {Demi-}.]
1. A printing and a writing paper of particular sizes. See
under {Paper}.
2. A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford. [Written also
{demi}.]
He was elected into Magdalen College as a demy; a
term by which that society denominates those
elsewhere called ``scholars,'' young men who partake
of the founder's benefaction, and succeed in their
order to vacant fellowships. --Johnson.
\De*my"\, a. Pertaining to, or made of, the size of paper called demy; as, a demy book. |
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