demy / dɪˈmaɪ /

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demy 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural de·mies.

  1. a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
  2. a size of printing paper, 17.5 × 22.5 inches.
  3. a size of drawing or writing paper, 15.5 or 15 × 20 inches in England, 16 × 21 inches in the U.S.
  4. Also called demy octavo. a size of book, about 5.5 × 8.75 inches, untrimmed. Abbreviation: demy 8vo
  5. Also called demy quarto. Chiefly British. a size of book, about 8.75 × 11 inches, untrimmed. Abbreviation: demy 4to

更多demy例句

  1. Film fans also know the band for its soundtrack to the Jacques Demy film Model Shop.
  2. This edition is in demy 4to, printed on the finest plate paper, and contains six copper-plate etchings.
  3. He was described as "homme de moenne stature, ayant barbe demy blanche, et le visage hault et large."
  4. It has lately been made broader by forming Demy-Arches which support the Riders on each side.
  5. There we found six great pieces of brass ordinance, mounted upon their carriages, some Demy, some Whole-Culvering.
  6. I filled two or three sheets of demy writing-paper, folded in octavo, with these memorandums.