samite
noun
sa·mite ˈsa-ˌmīt 
ˈsā-
: a rich medieval silk fabric interwoven with gold or silver
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Textile experts at the Anglo-Saxon Laboratory in York, England, identified several samples as silk samite, a luxury fabric produced in weavers’ workshops in Byzantium, North Africa, or southern Spain. 
National Geographic, 24 Mar. 2016
National Geographic, 24 Mar. 2016 Word History
Etymology
Middle English samit, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin examitum, samitum, from Middle Greek hexamiton, from Greek, neuter of hexamitos of six threads, from hexa- + mitos thread of the warp
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above