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stammel definition

stam·mel (stam′əl)

noun

  1. a type of rough woolen cloth used by some medieval ascetics for undergarments
  2. a red color like that usually used in dyeing such cloth

Etymology: prob. < MFr estamel < OFr estame, woolen thread < L stamen: see stamen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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