English Explanatory Dictionary

samite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A material of rich silk, sometimes with gold threads, especially prized during the Middle Ages.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæmaɪt/

Word forms

samite samites

Etymology

From Middle English samite, from Old French samit, from Medieval Latin samitum, examitum, from Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτον (hexámiton), from ἕξ (héx, “six”) + μίτος (mítos, “thread”).

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