stammel

British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of stammel

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

Example Sentences

Stammel, stam′el, n. a kind of woollen cloth, dull red in colour: red colour.—adj. made of stammel, or like it in colour.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

But the wench in the stammel waistcoat is stopping too, Adam—by heaven, they are going to dance!

From The Abbot by Scott, Walter, Sir

According to his opinion, the colours most saleable in his country are, stammel and other reds, yellows, and other light, gay, and pleasing colours, such as those already in most request at Surat.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Another stern moralist reproved the colonists for writing to England "for cut work coifes, for deep stammel dyes," to be sent to them in America.

From Home Life in Colonial Days by Earle, Alice Morse

In the middle of every band there were three horses very richly caparisoned, their saddles being covered by costly furs, or velvet, or stammel broad-cloths.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert