English-Thai Dictionary
samite
N สิ่งทอ ใย ไหม ชนิด หนา บางที ทอ กับ เส้น ทองคำ ใน สมัยโบรา ณ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SAMITE
n.A species of silk stuff. Obs.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SAMITE
Sa "mite, a. Etym: [OF. samit, LL. samitum, examitum, from LGr. Six, and cf. Dimity. ]
Defn: A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven with gold. Tennyson. In silken samite she was light arrayed. Spenser.
New American Oxford Dictionary
samite
sam ite |ˈsamīt, ˈsā -ˈsæmaɪt | ▶noun historical a rich silk fabric interwoven with gold and silver threads, used for dressmaking and decoration in the Middle Ages. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French samit, via medieval Latin from medieval Greek hexamiton, from Greek hexa- ‘six ’ + mitos ‘thread. ’
Oxford Dictionary
samite
samite |ˈsamʌɪt, seɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical a rich silk fabric interwoven with gold and silver threads, used for dressmaking and decoration in the Middle Ages. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French samit, via medieval Latin from medieval Greek hexamiton, from Greek hexa- ‘six ’ + mitos ‘thread ’.
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