STAMMELS

Noun

stammels

plural of stammel

Source: Wiktionary


STAMMEL

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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