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samite definition

sam·ite (sam′īt, sā′mīt)

noun

a heavy silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages: it was sometimes interwoven with gold or silver

Etymology: ME samyte < MFr samit < ML samitum < MGr hexamiton < hexamitos, woven with six threads < Gr hex, six + mitos, a thread

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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