Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Alternative spelling of demy. · A fifty pence piece. · A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters of fluid, half the volume of a standard bottle; a split. · A small glass used chiefly in France (especially for beer) holding 250 milliliters.
From Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dimidius. Literally, “half”.
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