About The Word Samite
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Samite
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What's The Definition Of Samite?
[n] a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages
Synonyms | Synonyms for Samite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Samite: See Also | cloth | fabric | material | textile Samite In Webster's Dictionary \Sa"mite\, a. [OF. samit, LL. samitum, examitum, from
LGr. ?, ? woven with six threads; Gr. ? six + ? a thread. See
{Six}, and cf. {Dimity}.]
A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven
with gold. --Tennyson.
In silken samite she was light arrayed. --Spenser.
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