Definition of
Samite
- (noun, artifact) a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages
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Origin of the word Samite
- "rich silk cloth," c.1300, from O.Fr. samit, from M.L. samitum, examitum, from Medieval Gk. hexamiton (source of O.C.S. oksamitu, Rus. aksamit "velvet"), prop. neut. of Gk. adj. hexamitos "six-threaded," from hex "six" + mitos "warp thread" (see mitre). The reason it was called this is variously explained. Obsolete c.1600;… more
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