STAMMEL

stammel

(noun) a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

stammel (usually uncountable, plural stammels)

(historical) A woolen cloth (used in medieval times to make undergarments).

A bright red colour, like that of the stammel cloth.

(UK, dialect) A large, clumsy horse.

(UK, dialect) A vigorous girl.

Adjective

stammel (not comparable)

Of a bright red colour, like that of the stammel cloth.

Source: Wiktionary

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Stam"mel, n.

Definition: A large, clumsy horse. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Stam"mel, n. Etym: [OF. estamel; cf. OF. estamet a coarse woolen cloth, LL. stameta a kind of cloth, the same as staminea, and OF. estame a woolen stuff. See Stamin.]

1. A kind of woolen cloth formerly in use. It seems to have been often of a red color. [Obs.]

2. A red dye, used in England in the 15th and 16th centuries. B. Jonson.

Stam"mel, a.

Definition: Of the color of stammel; having a red color, thought inferior to scarlet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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