samite

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English samite, from Old French samit, from Medieval Latin samitum, examitum, from Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτον (hexámiton), from ἕξ (héx, “six”) + μίτος (mítos, “thread”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsæmaɪt/ === Noun === samite (countable and uncountable, plural samites) A material of rich silk, sometimes with gold threads, especially prized during the Middle Ages. === Anagrams === Amesti, Maties, aimest, maiest, maties, misate, miseat, semita, tamise