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samite Definition

sam·ite (samīt, sāmīt)

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

samite Quotes

Clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful.

—Tennyson

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