How to pronounce samite
American English pronunciation
SAM-yte
- IPA
- /ˈsæmaɪt/
- Syllables
- SAM · yte (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What samite means
A heavy silk cloth woven with gold, prized in the Middle Ages
In a sentence: The queen in the story wore a gown of shining samite.
Where it comes from: It comes through Old French and Latin from a Greek word meaning six threads.
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