samite
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French samit, from Medieval Latin samitum, examitum, from Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτον (hexámiton), from ἕξ (“six”) + μίτος (“thread”).
[edit] Noun
samite (uncountable)
- A material of rich silk, sometimes with gold threads, especially prized during the Middle Ages.
