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stammel

/ ˈstæməl /

noun

  1. a coarse woollen cloth in former use for undergarments, etc, and usually dyed red
  2. the bright red colour of this cloth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stammel1

C16: from Old French estamin , from Latin stāmineus made of threads, from stāmen a thread; see stamen
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Example Sentences

Stammel, stam′el, n. a kind of woollen cloth, dull red in colour: red colour.

His table with stammel, or some other carpet was neatly covered .

The shade of red with which this cloth was usually dyed was called stammel color.

In summer, a scarlet petticoat made of stammel or linsey-woolsey .

I presented him in return with two vests of stammel cloth, two firelocks, two bottles of brandy, and a knife.

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