samite in a sentence
Examples
- Sumptuary laws were promulgated to restrain this vanity : against samite gloves in Bologna, 1294, against perfumed gloves in Rome, 1560.
- The Crusades brought Europeans into direct contact with the Islamic world, and other sources of samite, as well as other Eastern luxuries.
- Their torpedoes damaged SS " Samite " and detonated high explosives aboard, blowing her out of the water and killing all 580 men on board.
- In addition to Mozart, Bach and Brahms, performances this season will range from a Balinese ensemble to Irish folk songs to the soulful African music from Samite of Uganda.
- The Suaire de St-Josse, or " Shroud of Saint Judoc, " is a rich, silk samite saddle cloth that was woven in northeastern Iran prior to 961.
- In samite, the main warp threads are hidden on both sides of the fabric by the ground and patterning wefts, with only the binding warps that hold the wefts in place visible.
- Check out " Wasuze Otya ? " from Ugandan Samite, " Below the Bassline " from Jamaican Ernest Ranglin and " Esta Noche " from Mexican roqueros Cafe Tacuba.
- The Qartheen are described as " tall pale folk in linen and samite and tiger fur ", with the women wearing gowns that leave one breast bare, while the men sport beaded silk skirts.
- Villani noted among the rich trappings " He added to the other side of the " palio " of crimson samite cloth a trim of gray squirrel skin as long as the pole ."
- Sir Bedivere resists twice, but on the third time obeys and is rewarded by the sight of an arm " clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful " rising from the water to catch the sword.