stammel

/ (ˈstæməl) /

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noun

a coarse woollen cloth in former use for undergarments, etc, and usually dyed red

the bright red colour of this cloth

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Word Origin for stammel

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

Words nearby stammel

staminiferous, staminode, staminodium, staminody, Stamitz, stammel, stammer, stamnos, stamp, Stamp Act, stamp collecting

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How to use stammel in a sentence

Stammel, stam′el, n. a kind of woollen cloth, dull red in colour: red colour.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
His table with stammel, or some other carpet was neatly covered .
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow
The shade of red with which this cloth was usually dyed was called stammel color.
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow
In summer, a scarlet petticoat made of stammel or linsey-woolsey .
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow

I presented him in return with two vests of stammel cloth, two firelocks, two bottles of brandy, and a knife.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.|Robert Kerr