Samite
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Description
A heavy, shiny, silk fabric interwoven with gold or silver. Samite was used for ornate clothing and robes in the Middle Ages.
Synonyms and Related Terms
brocado (Esp.)
Authority
- Random House, Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000