Samite Definition
sămīt, sāmīt
noun
A heavy silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages: it was sometimes interwoven with gold or silver.
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Origin of Samite
Middle English samit from Old French from Medieval Latin examitum from Medieval Greek hexamiton from Greek neuter of hexamitos of six threads hexa- hexa- mitos warp thread
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French samit, from Medieval Latin samitum, examitum, from Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτον (hexámiton), from ἕξ (heks, “six") + μίτος (mitos, “thread").
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