dimmet

Examples of dimmet in a sentence

• Diſt remember whan tha wenſt out in tha Vuzzey-Park, in the deſk o' tha yeaveling, jeſt in tha dimmet, wi' tha young Humphry Hoſegood,–and how ha mullad and ſoulad about tha?1746 July, Peter Lock, “An Exmoor Scolding; in the Propriety and Decency of Exmoor Language, between Two Sisters, Wilmot Moreman and...
• The ' dimmet ' was fast fading into dark night when the outbuildings of Watercombe were at length reached ; […]1876 January, Edward W. L. Davies, “Frank Raleigh of Watercombe”, in Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, volume XXVIII, number 191...
• Trelawney and Maude, as they sat pretending to sleep by the fire, “in the dimmets,” between daylight and candle-light; and elicited a vigorous “Lawk a mussey !”1869, Frances Mary Oxenham, chapter XXII, in Not Yet: A Tale of the Present Day, London: Burns, Oates, & Co., page 271:
• It is the “dimmets ” that describes the evening hour.1887 November 19, Lymington, “Richard Jefferies, and the Open Air”, in Littell's Living Age, volume 175, number 2264, page 434, column 2:

Forms of dimmet

Origin of dimmet

Likely related to dim + -et.

Words that rhyme with dimmet

• limit
• delimit

Questions about dimmet

What does dimmet mean?

Dimmet means twilight; dusk; crepusculum.

How do you use dimmet in a sentence?

Diſt remember whan tha wenſt out in tha Vuzzey-Park, in the deſk o' tha yeaveling, jeſt in tha dimmet, wi' tha young Humphry Hoſegood,–and how ha mullad and ſoulad about tha?

What part of speech is dimmet?

Dimmet is a noun.

How do you pronounce dimmet?

Dimmet is pronounced /ˈdɪmɪt/.

What is the plural of dimmet?

The plural of dimmet is dimmets.