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Word entry · 6 letters

samite

Best crossword clue

"Rich medieval silk"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsæmaɪt/Part of speech nounSorted aeimstStarts with SEnds with E2 clues
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Definitions

  1. A rich silk fabric, often woven with gold or silver thread.

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • [A] robe / Of samite without price, that more exprest / Than hid her, clung about her lissome limbs, / In colour like the satin-shining palm / On sallows in the windy gleams of March: [...]

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Rich medieval silk6 letters
02Rich silk cloth6 letters

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