n. 1. Archaic The red color of a coarse woolen cloth sometimes used for undergarments. 2. Obsolete A coarse woolen cloth for undergarments. [Probably alteration of stamin, from Middle English stamyn, from Old French estamine, from Vulgar Latin *stāminea, from Latin, feminine of stāmineus, consisting of threads, from stāmen, stāmin-, thread; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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