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.
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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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