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

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stammel

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

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 Alice Morse Earle

The 30th, some other merchants of Miaco came to look at our commodities, who offered twelve tayes the fathom for our best stammel, or red cloth; but they went away without making any bargain.

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 Robert Kerr

Wilt have a pair of shoes or a head-lace or a fine stammel waistband or what thou wilt?'

From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by John Payne

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 Robert Kerr