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samite

[ sam-ahyt, sey-mahyt ]
/ ˈsæm aɪt, ˈseɪ maɪt /
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noun

a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.

RELATED WORDS

thread, fiber, taffeta, tulle, mantua, tussore, tussah, pongee, sendal

Nearby words

sami, samian, samian ware, samiel, samisen, samite, samiti, samizdat, samkhya, saml., samlet

Origin of samite

1300–50; Middle English samit < Old French < Medieval Latin examitium, samitium < Greek hexámiton, neuter of hexámitos having six threads. See hexa-, mitosis
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samite

/ (ˈsæmaɪt, ˈseɪ-) /

noun

a heavy fabric of silk, often woven with gold or silver threads, used in the Middle Ages for clothing

Word Origin for samite

C13: from Old French samit, from Medieval Latin examitum, from Greek hexamiton, from hexamitos having six threads, from hex six + mitos a thread
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