Category:Stammel

Stam"mel, n.

Defn: a large, clumsy horse. [prov. Eng.] Wright.

Stammel Stam"mel, n. Etym: [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.]

2. A red dye, used in england in the 15th and 16th centuries. B. Jonson.

Stammel Stam"mel, a.

Defn: of the color of stammel; having a red color, thought inferior To scarlet.