stammel

Stam"mel, n. Defn: A large, clumsy horse. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 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. Stam"mel, a. Defn: Of the color of stammel; having a red color, thought inferior to scarlet.

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