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A size of paper
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demy
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Word definitions for demy in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Demy is a surname and may refer to: Jacques Demy (1931–1990), French film director Mathieu Demy (born 15 October 1972), French actor, film director and producer Valentine Demy (born 24 January 1963), Italian actress
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches. 2 (context colloquial English) A demyship.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Demy \De*my"\, a. Pertaining to, or made of, the size of paper called demy; as, a demy book.
Usage examples of demy.
Quand le pourceau demy homme on verra: Bruit chant, bataille au ciel batre apperceu, Et bestes brutes à parler lon orra.
I don't dispute that it was tricky, but believe you me, Demy … and you never have to worry about this … one thing I most definitely am not is suicidal.
For several seconds he struggled to identify the emotion he'd seen, then it slid demy hit him.
Because the memory demy filled his mind, dragging him back willy-nilly to a time place and even a person far different than the man he now was.
Grant and nervous, and sudrode just behind Porter, the young man si demy the small column halted, held up by the quiet hand of the scout.
I don't dispute that it was tricky, but believe you me, Demy ….
But after no more than a moment's gravity he joined in the general congratulation and then told them (not without a certain satisfaction, having suffered much from cat-harpins and nether dog-pawls) that pica was the type that gave you six ems to the inch, and that all books, folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo or even less, took their dimensions from the original sheets, folded twice, four times, eight times and so on, as the case might be, the original sheets having themselves various sizes and names, as foolscap, crown, quad crown, double quad crown, post, demy, royal and many more.