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demy
[ dih-mahy ]
noun
, plural de·mies.
- a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- (in England) a size of printing paper, 17.5 × 22.5 inches (44 × 57 centimeters).
- a size of drawing or writing paper, 15.5 (39 centimeters) or 15 × 20 inches (38 × 51 centimeters) in England, 16 × 21 inches (41 × 53 centimeters) in the U.S.
- Also called de·my oc·ta·vo [dih-, mahy, ok-, tey, -voh, -, tah, -]. a size of book, about 5.5 × 8.75 inches (14 × 48 centimeters), untrimmed. : demy 8vo
- Also called de·my quar·to [dih-, mahy, , kwawr, -toh]. Chiefly British. a size of book, about 8.75 × 11 inches (22 × 28 centimeters), untrimmed. : demy 4to
demy
/ dɪˈmaɪ /
noun
- a size of printing paper, 17 1 2 by 22 1 2 inches (444.5 × 571.5 mm)
- a size of writing paper, 15 1 2 by 20 inches (Brit) (393.7 × 508 mm) or 16 by 21 inches (US) (406.4 × 533.4 mm)
- either one of two book sizes, 8 1 2 by 5 1 2 inches ( demy octavo ) or (chiefly Brit) 11 3 4 by 8 5 8 inches ( demy quarto )
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Origin of demy1
C16: see demi-
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Example Sentences
Film fans also know the band for its soundtrack to the Jacques Demy film Model Shop.
From The Daily Beast
This edition is in demy 4to, printed on the finest plate paper, and contains six copper-plate etchings.
From Project Gutenberg
He was described as "homme de moenne stature, ayant barbe demy blanche, et le visage hault et large."
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It has lately been made broader by forming Demy-Arches which support the Riders on each side.
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There we found six great pieces of brass ordinance, mounted upon their carriages, some Demy, some Whole-Culvering.
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I filled two or three sheets of demy writing-paper, folded in octavo, with these memorandums.
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