stammel
- noun
- Archaic
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stammel
- In medieval times, peasants often wore coarse stammel garments dyed a distinctive red.
Examples
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The merchant’s cart was piled high with rolls of stammel ready for market.
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Historical records describe children clothed in stammel, especially during cold months.
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She wore a beautiful stammel coat.
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The stammels were on display at the museum.
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In medieval times, peasants often wore coarse stammel garments dyed a distinctive red.
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Historical records describe children clothed in stammel, especially during cold months.
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The merchant’s cart was piled high with rolls of stammel ready for market.
Synonyms
A thick wool cloth once used to make warm clothes and furniture covers
A coarse wool cloth used in trade for furs with Native American people
How Coarse
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stammel comes from old northern European words for a 'coarse, thick wool cloth' that people often dyed bright red. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a market cart piled with heavy rolls of red wool, which is why stammel means that rough woolen fabric.