Crossword clues for demy
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Demy \De*my"\, n.; pl. Demies. [See Demi-.]
A printing and a writing paper of particular sizes. See under Paper.
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A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford. [Written also demi.]
He was elected into Magdalen College as a demy; a term by which that society denominates those elsewhere called ``scholars,'' young men who partake of the founder's benefaction, and succeed in their order to vacant fellowships.
--Johnson.
Demy \De*my"\, a. Pertaining to, or made of, the size of paper called demy; as, a demy book.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches. 2 (context colloquial English) A demyship.
Wikipedia
Dimitra Papadea ( Greek: Δήμητρα Παπαδέα), also known as Demy, is a Greek singer who is signed with Greek independent label Panik Records. At the 2012 MAD Video Music Awards, she won the award for Best New Artist and 2 other awards. As was mentioned in her acceptance speech, in 2011 she was watching the awards show on television and dreaming of one day winning one. One year later, her dream became a reality. Demy, along with The FaDe, also performed on the 2012 awards show. They were the first act on stage. They sang Soldier and Poses Hiliades Kalokairia.
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
Demy may refer to:
- Demy (singer), a Greek singer
- Demy (surname)
- Demy, a recipient of a demyship, a scholarship at Magdalen College, Oxford
- Demy, a paper size measuring 445 × 572 mm (17.5 × 22.5 in)
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.