Stammel

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stammel \Stam"mel\ (st[a^]m"m[e^]l), n.
     A large, clumsy horse. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Stammel \Stam"mel\, n. [OF. estamel; cf. OF. estamet a coarse
     woolen cloth, LL. stameta a kind of cloth, the same as
     staminea, and OF. estame a woolen stuff. See {Stamin}.]
     1. A kind of woolen cloth formerly in use. It seems to have
        been often of a red color. [Obs.]
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     2. A red dye, used in England in the 15th and 16th centuries.
        --B. Jonson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stammel \Stam"mel\, a.
     Of the color of stammel; having a red color, thought inferior
     to scarlet.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stammel
       n : a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and
           usually dyed bright red