t(e (n.) Also samitte, samet(te, samed & (errors) sanite, sayntes, samer.Display entire entry: with no quotations | with all compact display | with all open display
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samt(e (n.) Also samitte, samet(te, samed & (errors) sanite, sayntes, samer.
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OF samit &ML samitum, samittum, sametum.]
(a) A kind of silken cloth, often embroidered or interwoven with threads of gold or silver, samite; ~ tir, clothing made of samite; double ~, heavy samite; (b) a piece of samite; a garment made of this material.
(a)
(1226) Will Durham in Sur.Soc.2 5: Habuit Ecclesia..unam bisdmata..rubea samette; j casulam rubeam de samette. (1310) Will Durham in Sur.Soc.2 12: Antonius episcopus..optulit Magno Altari duos pannos de rubeo samette, brudatos cum historia Nativitatis et Passionis Christi. (c1312) Will Durham in Sur.Soc.2 18: j aketon coopertum cum viridi samet, xl s. a1325(a1113) Annal.Wor.in RS 36.4 (Clg A.10) 376: Sacrista Wygornić recepit capam ejus de samer cum vestimento. (1388) Invent.Westm.in Archaeol.52 225: Sandalium..de rubeo samyte brudatum cum ramis vinearum. c1390 RSicily (Vrn) 252: Þe angel was cloþed al in whit; Nas neuer sey3e such samyt. a1400-a1500 Rich.(b-version:Brunner) 206/2: Florens of golde, and white Torneys, Silke, samed Sarazineyse. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB (Aug A.4) 2.715: Welwet, cendel, & double samyt..And euery clothe þat men list to seke..was in þis cite. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson) 1.109: This lady..In widewes habit large of samyt broun, On knees she fil biforn Ector adown. a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409) 836: In samet, with briddis wrought, And with gold beten ful fetysly, His body was clad ful richely. a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner) 66: Here mast was of yuory, Off samyte þe sayl. c1450(?a1422) Lydg. LOL (Dur-U Cosin V.2.16) 5.362: Wer ther of golde any clothez founde..Or was ther any samyte or satyne? (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C) 52/21: Arthure was ware of an arme clothed in whyght samyte, that helde a fayre swerde. (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C) 1095/3: Lette me be put within a barget..and that my barget be coverde with blacke samyte. a1500(a1400) Libeaus (Clg A.2) 833: Mayde Elene, also tyte, Jn a robe of samyte [Lamb: sanyte] Anoon sche gan her tyre. a1500(?a1400) Chestre Launfal (Clg A.2) 889: Þey were yclodeþ yn samyt tyre. a1500(?a1400) Morte Arth.(2) (Hrl 2252) 2056: The mayden is..In A full Ryche Aparaylmente, Off Samytte grene. a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11) 608: A yonge knyght..was girt with a bawdrike of silke..and ther-on hinge a gipser of purpill samyte bete with golde.
(b)
[(1261) Wardrobe Acc.42-45 Hen.III in For.Acc.Wardr.& Househ.No.1 m.1 dorso [OD col.] : Vno Samitto..ad Feretrum sancti Edwardi.]
(1351) Doc.in Riley Mem.Lond. 267: Sendale, bokerames, samytes. c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622) 202: Al þe cite was byhonge Wiþ riche samytes [LinI: baudekyns] and pelles longe. c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622) 1025: Wiþ samytes [LinI: sayntes] and baudekyns Weren curtyned þe gardyns. c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622) 2095: Alisaunder sytt on a samyt And plaieþ atte ches in his dely3t. a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409) 873: In an overgilt samit Clad she was, by gret delit.
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