samite

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samite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Samite \Sa"mite\, a. [OF. samit, LL. samitum, examitum, from
     LGr. ?, ? woven with six threads; Gr. ? six + ? a thread. See
     Six, and cf. Dimity.]
     A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven
     with gold. --Tennyson.
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           In silken samite she was light arrayed.  --Spenser.
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samite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  samite
      n 1: a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold
           threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages