Definition of Samites

1. samite [n] - See also: samite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Samites

samfie
samfies
samfoo
samfoos
samfowlerite
samfu
samfus
samian
samiel
samiels
samier
samiest
samisen
samisens
samite
samites (current term)
samiti
samitis
samizdat
samizdats
samlet
samlets
samlor
samlors
sammed
sammich
sammiches
sammier
sammiers
sammies

Literary usage of Samites

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journey of William of Rubruck to the Eastern Parts of the World, 1253-55 by Willem van Ruysbroeck (1900)
"But on the third day, when they wore red samites, they flow two salt springs. There are some thirty salt lakes in the I'ral province. ..."

2. Essays, Speeches, and Memoirs of Field-marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke by Helmuth Moltke (1893)
"Also the customs of the samites, as they partly exist to-day, frequently recall those of the Greeks and Romans. To this day, for example, ..."

3. Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing Containing Lives of the Most by Henry Downes Miles (1906)
"(The samites opened their mouths like good ones, saying, it was as right as the day, ... —while the samites not only looked blue, but were silent as fish. ..."

4. Pierce Egan's Book of Sports and Mirror of Life by Pierce Egan (1832)
"The samites now thought it was all over; and with their shouts of joy ... The samites now booked it as all at an end— offering any odds upon the Young One. ..."

5. The Journey of William of Rubruck to the Eastern Parts of the World, 1253-55 by Willem van Ruysbroeck (1900)
"But on the third day, when they wore red samites, they flow two salt springs. There are some thirty salt lakes in the I'ral province. ..."

6. Essays, Speeches, and Memoirs of Field-marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke by Helmuth Moltke (1893)
"Also the customs of the samites, as they partly exist to-day, frequently recall those of the Greeks and Romans. To this day, for example, ..."

7. Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing Containing Lives of the Most by Henry Downes Miles (1906)
"(The samites opened their mouths like good ones, saying, it was as right as the day, ... —while the samites not only looked blue, but were silent as fish. ..."

8. Pierce Egan's Book of Sports and Mirror of Life by Pierce Egan (1832)
"The samites now thought it was all over; and with their shouts of joy ... The samites now booked it as all at an end— offering any odds upon the Young One. ..."

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