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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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

Words nearby samite

Samian, Samian ware, samiel, samisen, Samish, samite, samiti, samizdat, Saml., samlet, Sammarinese

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How to use samite in a sentence

And all the gear and furniture of this horse was of silver and of white samite embellished with silver.
The Story of the Champions of the Round Table|Howard Pyle
With that, he unfastened the samite over-cloak he wore, and took from his neck a string of priceless pearls.
The Great Mogul|Louis Tracy
And on the strand he found a ship covered all with white samite, and he alighted, and betook him to Jesu Christ.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas Malory
Such stuff, when of great thickness and value—so thick that six threads of silk or hemp were in the warf—was called ‘samite.’
English Costume|Dion Clayton Calthrop

For she was clothed in scarlet samite, laced full seemly, and about her neck hung a mantle of ermine, never did queen wear better.
Tales from the Old French|Various

British Dictionary definitions for samite

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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