Crossword clues for stammel
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stammel \Stam"mel\, a. Of the color of stammel; having a red color, thought inferior to scarlet.
Stammel \Stam"mel\ (st[a^]m"m[e^]l), n.
A large, clumsy horse. [Prov. Eng.]
--Wright.
Stammel \Stam"mel\, n. [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.]
A kind of woolen cloth formerly in use. It seems to have been often of a red color. [Obs.]
A red dye, used in England in the 15th and 16th centuries.
--B. Jonson.
Wiktionary
a. Of a bright red colour, like that of the stammel cloth. n. 1 A woolen cloth used in medieval times to make undergarments. 2 A bright red colour, like that of the stammel cloth. 3 A large, clumsy horse.
WordNet
n. a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red
Usage examples of "stammel".
Corporal Devlin went to fetch Stammel, and Bosk moved around the room, positioning recruits beside each bunk, ready for inspection.
The cheesemaker patted Paksenarrion on the shoulder as she turned away, and the judicar gave Stammel a final wink and leer.
When he came to, he begged to walk, but Stammel left him there, groaning piteously, until they made camp.
There she found the other recruit units drawn up in formation, and Stammel waiting.
The corporals reported to Stammel, and after a moment he glanced at the other sergeants.
It was Stammel: but a Stammel so forbidding that Paks dared not say a word, but stared at him in silence.
If Stammel still thought she could be lying, no one else would believe her.
At first she could not move at all, but when Stammel gave her an arm to pull up on, she staggered up, still unable to straighten.
With that Stammel took down the torch, opened the door, and left, taking the light with him.
Bosk left the recruit barracks to find a guard, and Stammel walked to the duty room down the hall.
Bosk and Devlin left the room, and Stammel seated himself behind the desk.
Blast you, Stammel, you might have thought of all this a little earlier.
She had caught a glimpse of Stammel, but he was now behind her, at the head of his unit.
Court, when one of the guards brought word that a recruit sought Sergeant Stammel because of trouble in the barracks.
Sergeant Stammel requested permission to question the woman about her actions, which I granted, and several hours later he appeared with a request for a formal trial, and evidence to be taken today by witnesses.