Definition

Noun: 1. A coarse, durable woolen fabric: Historically, this fabric was commonly dyed a bright red color and was used for making various items, including undergarments, linings, and outer garments for laborers or soldiers.

Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical, textile, or costume contexts to describe a specific type of material from past centuries.
• It refers to the fabric itself, not the color, though its association with bright red is strong.

Examples

• The peasant's doublet was made of rough stammel.
• Museum curators identified the lining of the 17th-century jacket as stammel.
• Historical records show that stammel was often used for petticoats and soldiers' coats.

Advanced Usage

• The word can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe other nouns.
  • Example: They found remnants of a stammel petticoat in the archaeological dig.

Variants and Related Words

• Stammel can also function as an adjective, though this is rare in modern usage.
  • Example (Adjective): The stammel dye was known for its vivid hue.

Synonyms

• Woolen cloth
• Coarse cloth
• Kersey (another type of coarse woolen cloth)

Different Meanings

• As a color name: By association with the fabric, "stammel" was sometimes used to refer to the bright red color typical of the cloth.
  • Example (Historical): The flag was of a stammel red.

Noun

1. a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red