Dimity

Dimity is a collective term for figured cloths of harness loom decorated with designs and patterns.

[1] It is a lightweight, sheer cotton fabric, having at least two warp threads thrown into relief to form fine cords.

Chiefly, dimity is fashioned into white bed upholstery and curtains, though it is occasionally imprinted with a colorful pattern.

A dimity is a bit of draping worn by performers of the Poses Plastiques, which was an early form of strip tease.

Performers wore flesh colored silk body stockings and a dimity to give the illusion of modesty.