stamin

[ stam-in ]

/ ˈstæm ɪn /

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noun

a coarse woolen fabric, used in the manufacture of garments.

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Origin of stamin

1175–1225; Middle English <Middle French estamine ≪ Latin stāminea, feminine of stāmineus consisting of threads, equivalent to stāmin- (see stamen) + -eus-eous

Words nearby stamin

Stambul, stamen, stamen blight, Stamford, Stamford Bridge, stamin, stamina, staminal, staminate, stamini-, staminiferous

Other definitions for stamin (2 of 2)

stamin-

variant of stamini- before a vowel: staminate.

How to use stamin in a sentence

Stamin or stamine is usually explained as a kind of woollen cloth.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
The fact that Ovid's word is stamina is in favour of the spelling stamin.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer