stammel

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

stammel
    n 1: a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and
         usually dyed bright red

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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

Stammel \Stam"mel\, a.
   Of the color of stammel; having a red color, thought inferior
   to scarlet.
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