samite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Her feet were bare, her golden hair artfully tousled, her robe a green-and-gold samite that caught the light of the candles and shimmered as she looked up.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
He was in crimson samite, his black mantle studded with rubies, on his head his heavy golden crown.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
"Good wool, no silk, no samite, and no fur. The rest I'll keep in my own chambers for when you visit me."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Banners of white samite flapped in the air.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
She was breaking her fast on a bowl of cold shrimp- and-persimmon soup when Ini brought her a Qartheen gown, an airy confection of ivory samite patterned with seed pearls.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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