English translation for "samit"

n. samite, heavy silk fabric which is sometimes interlaced with gold or silver threads (was worn in the middle ages)

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The word is 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. Le mot vient du vieux français « samit », lui-même dérivé du latin « samitum » synonyme d’« examitum » provenant du grec byzantin ἑξάμιτον (hexamiton ; litt. « six fils ») ce que l’on interprète généralement comme indiquant l’usage de six fils dans la chaine,.

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