samite

noun

sa·​mite ˈsa-ˌmīt 

ˈsā-

: a rich medieval silk fabric interwoven with gold or silver

Examples of samite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Textile experts at the Anglo-Saxon Laboratory in York, England, identified several samples as silk samite, a luxury fabric produced in weavers’ workshops in Byzantium, North Africa, or southern Spain. —National Geographic, 24 Mar. 2016

Word History

Etymology

Middle English samit, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin examitum, samitum, from Middle Greek hexamiton, from Greek, neuter of hexamitos of six threads, from hexa- + mitos thread of the warp

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above