Stammel

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a bright red colour, like that of the stammel cloth. not-comparable

    "The Violet’s purple, the sweet Rose’s stammell,"

Noun
  1. 1
    A woolen cloth (used in medieval times to make undergarments). historical, uncountable, usually

    "[…] booted he was after Saincte Benettes guise, and a blacke Stamell robe, with a lothlie monsterous hoode hanging backward […]"

  2. 2
    a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red wordnet
  3. 3
    A bright red colour, like that of the stammel cloth. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    A large, clumsy horse. UK, dialectal, uncountable, usually
  5. 5
    A vigorous girl. UK, dialectal, uncountable, usually

Etymology

Etymology 1

Old French estamel

Etymology 2

Old French estamel

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