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STAMMEL
stammel
(noun) a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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