Samite

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, 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