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Meaning of "samite" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAMITE

From Old French samit, from Medieval Latin examitum, from Greek hexamiton, from hexamitos having six threads, from hex six + mitos a thread.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SAMITE

ˈsæmaɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAMITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Samite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAMITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Samite

Samite was a luxurious and heavy silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages, of a twill-type weave, often including gold or silver thread. The word was derived from Old French samit, from medieval Latin samitum, examitum deriving from the Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτον hexamiton "six threads", usually interpreted as indicating the use of six yarns in the warp. Samite is still used in ecclesiastical robes, vestments, ornamental fabrics, and interior decoration. Structurally, samite is a weft-faced compound twill, plain or figured, in which the main warp threads are hidden on both sides of the fabric by the floats of the ground and patterning wefts, with only the binding warps visible. By the later medieval period, the term samite was applied to any rich, heavy silk material which had a satin-like gloss, indeed "satin" began as a term for lustrous samite.

Definition of samite in the English dictionary

The definition of samite in the dictionary is a heavy fabric of silk, often woven with gold or silver threads, used in the Middle Ages for clothing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAMITE

Adamite · calamite · diatomite · dolomite · dynamite · Ermite · Hamite · marmite · might · mite · psammite · Semite · smite · sodomite · somite · stalagmite · termite · Thermite · Vegemite · wolframite

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAMITE

samey · sameyness · samfoo · samfu · Samhain · Sami · Samian · Samian ware · samiel · samisen · samithi · samiti · samizdat · samlet · samlor · Sammarinese · sammed · sammies · samming · sammy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAMITE

a mite · Adullamite · anti-Semite · ashramite · atacamite · bedlamite · Benthamite · Boehmite · catamite · dust mite · Elamite · eremite · fogramite · Gothamite · hellgramite · kumite · preadamite · rolamite · Shulamite · spider mite

Synonyms and antonyms of samite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «samite» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SAMITE

Find out the translation of samite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of samite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «samite» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

锦绣
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

brocado
570 millions of speakers
en

English

samite
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

samite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

samite
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

парчи
278 millions of speakers
pt

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samite
270 millions of speakers
bn

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samite
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

samite
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Samite
190 millions of speakers
de

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samite
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

samite
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

samite
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Samite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một thứ gấm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பட்டுத்துணி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Samite
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

ipekli kalın kumaş
70 millions of speakers
it

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samite
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

samite
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

парчі
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

samite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Χρυσοΰφαντο μεταξωτό ύφασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Venetiaans brokaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Samite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

samite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of samite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAMITE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about samite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAMITE»

Discover the use of samite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to samite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Silk for the Vikings
Marianne Vedeler. Samite Silk Samite silk is the most frequently found type of silk in Scandinavian Viking age locations. a total of 67 graves, divided between 15 sites spread all over Scandinavia contained finds of samite silk.157 The majority  ...
Marianne Vedeler, 2014
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China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 AD
Figure 7 5. Sutra wrapper with pattern of lions. Late 8th—9th century. Silk samite, 31 x 12 in. (78.6 x 30.6 cm). Excavated at the Library Cave, Dunhuang, Gansu Province, 1907. British Museum, London several groups based on color and motif.
‎2004
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2014 International Conference on Social Science and and ...
[1] Shanghai samite article press,2008, 8. Shanghai samite article press,2008, 6. Shanghai samite article press,2008, 56. Shanghai samite article press,2008, 65. Shanghai samite article press,2008, 21. Shanghai samite article press,2008, ...
‎2014
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Purpureae Vestes I. Textiles y tintes del Mediterráneo en ...
33) are silk samite trimmings sewn on a ground fabric with linen warp and wool weft. The pattern of these samites are similar to each other: a trellis formed by small motifs on a blue ground woven with three wefts. All three samites have an ...
Carmen Alfaro Giner, 2011
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The Man Who Believed He Was King of France: A True Medieval Tale
[10] Also, three swords with pommels, hilts, and clasps of fine gold, and the scabbards lined with velvet of vermilion, blue, and green samite; and likewise the belts for these swords, with pearls, gold enamel and precious stones, and three ...
Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri, 2009
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Enemies of Promise
WHITE. SAMITE. THE NEW SCHOOL MY PARENTS CHOSE FOR ME WAS ON THE coast. At first I was miserable there and cried night after night. My mother cried too at sending me and I have often wondered if that incubator of persecution ...
Cyril Connolly, 2008
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JazzTimes
Ugandan-born Samite is another African who has made his way to America, musically and also literally, having been based on the east coast for a dozen years now. Back in his home country, Samite found himself influenced by American folk ...
8
The Conservation of Tapestries and Embroideries: Proceedings ...
CL 12113, showing the lining ofthree-lat samite. Note the side opening bordered with gold, which is missing from the Lyons shoe. The gold embroidery is sewn onto a different ground with different motifs. Figure 14, right. Inv. CL 12113, Musee ...
Institut royal du patrimoine artistique (Belgium), Getty Conservation Institute, 1990
9
Life Aboard a Wartime Liberty Ship
Leonard Eccles, who, with a British crew brought over from Liverpool, took command of the S.S. Samite when she was launched last August at the BethlehemFairfield yard here. TheLiberty shipis nowbeing repaired at the Bethlehem Key ...
Ian M. Malcolm, 2012
10
Code-Switching in Early English
... sprinkling incense, five corporals, 12 brocade cloths of which 6 are worn and of no value, 9 lengths of old and rotten silk, 1 chasuble, 1 tunic with a dalmatica, 1 chorister's cap of red samite, 1 chasuble of purple samite, 1 brocade chasuble.
Herbert Schendl, Laura Wright, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAMITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term samite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ťažký, búrlivý, na hrane
Názor | Skoro sedem hodín trvalo prezidentom a premiérom, než na júnovom samite EÚ v piatok nad ránom dosiahli dohodu o svojom prístupe k riešeniu ... «TREND.sk, Jul 15»
2
Medvedev: Ak EÚ predĺži sankcie, Rusko bude reagovať …
MOSKVA – Ak Európska únia na júnovom samite predĺži sankcie voči Rusku, Moskva zareaguje ďalšími odvetnými opatreniami. Vyhlásil to ruský premiér Dmitrij ... «Topky, Jun 15»
3
Here's the best of the best, at Flint Hills Children's Fest
Samite is known for his rich traditional African sounds, and his performance is a chance to experience the Ordway's new Concert Hall without buying a $50 ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, May 15»
4
Ordway presents the 2015 Flint Hills International Children's Festival
New Orleans-based Lightwire Theater, Samite from Uganda, Italy's Compagnia TPO, Scotland's Visible Fictions and Antonio Zepeda from Mexico will perform on ... «Insight News, May 15»
5
Flint Hills International Children's Festival features Ugandan flutist …
The international roster includes Samite (pictured), a Ugandan marimba player and flutist who is a darling of the world folk circuit; Visible Fictions, a Scottish duo ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»
6
Joel Sebunjo speaks Luganda in new album
It is the way Sebunjo uses his voice on the folk songs that sets him apart from other strong names in this genre, such as US-based Ugandan singer, Samite ... «The Observer, May 15»
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BJP Emerges on Top in Landmark Panchayat Polls in Rajasthan
... results awaited for four. The gap however was smaller when it came to the number of panchayat samite members. The BJP new has 2960 to Congress's 2490. «NDTV, Feb 15»
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Music Center Presents World City Performance: Samite and H'SAO
The program got underway with a fun, engaging set by Samite, who is a funny storyteller. Renowned musician Samite was born as raised in Uganda, where his ... «Eurweb.com, Jan 15»
9
Samite uses his music to promote peace, understanding
Samite, who performs Thursday in San Luis Obispo, knows firsthand about music's ability to lift the spirits and soothe the soul. Forced to flee his native Uganda ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jan 15»
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Powersoft Captures Nuance And Detail Of The Earth Harp At …
While this was going on, Samite was singing with loops and creating very complex harmonies." By the end of the show, Johnson says, audience members were ... «Live Design, Nov 14»
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