ALL meanings of demy
de·my
D d - noun demy a size of printing paper, 171⁄2 by 221⁄2 inches (444.5 × 571.5 mm) 3
- noun demy a size of writing paper, 151⁄2 by 20 inches (Brit) (393.7 × 508 mm) or 16 by 21 inches (US) (406.4 × 533.4 mm) 3
- noun demy either one of two book sizes, 81⁄2 by 51⁄2 inches (demy octavo) or (chiefly Brit) 113⁄4 by 85⁄8 inches (demy quarto) 3
- noun demy any of several sizes of writing and printing paper, between 151⁄2 by 20 and 18 by 23 inches 3
- noun demy A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches. 1
- noun plural demy a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow. 1
- noun plural demy (in England) a size of printing paper, 17.5 × 22.5 inches (44 × 57 cm). 1
- noun plural demy a size of drawing or writing paper, 15.5 (39 cm) or 15 × 20 inches (38 × 51 cm) in England, 16 × 21 inches (41 × 53 cm) in the U.S. 1
- noun plural demy Also called demy octavo. a size of book, about 5.5 × 8.75 inches (14 × 48 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: demy 8vo. 1
- noun plural demy Also called demy quarto. Chiefly British. a size of book, about 8.75 × 11 inches (22 × 28 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: demy 4to. 1
- noun demy (Colloquial) A demyship. 0