stamin 
clot li, or linsey-woolsey. It Is mentioned as a cloth 
for common wear ; but its cost was not so low as to indi- 
cate the coarsest kind of cloth. In the quotation ap- 
parently a tapestry. 
She had ywoven in a slamin [var. stames] large 
How she was broght from Athene! in a barge. 
Chaucer, Good Women, L -r.'Mi. 
Stamin 2 t, [Ml''- *''".</'"', appar. a var. of 
xtcin 1 , < AS. stemn = led. xtafii, stamn, a post, 
post of the prow or stem; cf. It. stamiiir, the 
upright ribs or pieces of timber of the inside of 
a ship; perhaps < L. nldim-n (stamin-), the warp 
of a loom, etc. (see stamen, stamin 1 ), other- 
wise < G. Htnmni, etc., stem: see stew 1 .] The 
stem of a vessel. Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 
1. 3659. 
stamina , n. Latin plural of stamen, sometimes 
used as a singular (see stamen, 3). 
staminal (stam'i-nal), a. [< L. stamen (-in-), a 
stamen, + -al.~\ Same as stamiiieotts. 
Staminate (starn'i-nat), a. [< L. staininatiis, 
consisting of threads (NL. furnished with sta- 
mens), < stamen, a thread, stamen : see stamen.] 
In bot. : (a) Furnished with or producing sta- 
mens. (6) Producing stamens, but no pistils: 
said of certain flowers. 
Staminate (stam'i-nat),*. f. ; pret. and pp. stm- 
inateil, ppr. staminating. [< L. stamen (stamin-), 
fiber (see stamen), + -ate%.] To endue with 
stamina. 
staminet, . See slant** 1 . 
stamineal (sta-min'e-al), . [< L. stamineus, 
full of threads (see stamineoui), + -al.] Same 
us stamincoiis. 
stamineous (sta-min'e-us), a. [< L. staminas. 
full of threads, thready, < stamen (-in-), a 
thread, stamen: see stamen.'] Consisting of, 
bearing, or pertaining to a stamen or sta- 
mens. 
Staminidiumt (stam-i-nid'i-um), n. ; pi. stamt- 
nidia (-a). [NL., < L. stamen (-in-), a thread, 
stamen!' + Gr. dim. -iSiov.] The antheridium, 
an organ in cryptogamic plants corresponding 
to a stamen. 
Staminiferous (stam-i-nif'e-rus), a. [< L. sta- 
men (-in-), a thread, stamen, + ferrc = E. 
bear^.] Bearing or having stamens. A stami- 
niferous flower is one which has stamens without a pistil. 
A staminifemus nectary is one that has stamens growing 
StamlnigerOUS (stam-i-nij'e-rus), a. [< L. sta- 
men (-in-), a thread, stamen, + gerere, carry.] 
Same as staminiferous. 
Staminode (stam'i-nod), . [< NL. stamino- 
dium.] Same as staminodium. 
Staminodium (stam-i-no'di-um), 
L. stamen (-in-), a thread. 
stamen, + Gr. eMoj, form.] 
A sterile or abortive sta- 
[NL., < 
The Flower of Scroplnil'i- 
ria nadosa, laid open to show 
Ihe staniinodium (iV). a, the 
staminodium. 
men, or an organ resem- 
bling an abortive stamen. 
Also called parastemon. 
Staminody(stam'i-n6-di), 
stamen, a thread, stamen, 
+ eUof, form.] In bot., a 
condition, frequent in flowers, in which various 
organs are metamorphosed into stamens. Bracts, 
sepals petals, and pistils may be thus transformed. Com- 
pare sepalody, pctalody, pistUody. See metamorphosis, 4. 
stamin (stam), n. [Origin obscure.] In the 
game of solo, a pool of sixteen chips. The 
American Hoijle. 
StammelH (stam'el), . and a. [Early mod. E. 
a\so stamel, stamell; a var. of stamin^.] I. it. 
1. A kind of woolen cloth, of a red color: red 
linsey-woolsey: probably same as stamin^. 
In sommer vse to were a scarlet petycote made of stam- 
ell or lynse wolse. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 248. 
Now in satin, 
To-morrow next in stammel. 
Chapman, Monsieur D Olive, u. 1. 
Hence 2. The color of stammel: a red in- 
ferior in brilliancy to scarlet. 
Karsies of all orient colours, specially of stamell. 
Hattuyts Voyages, I. 440. 
The Violet's purple, the sweet Rose's stammell, 
The Lillie's snowe, and Pansey's various ammell. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas s Weeks, i. 3. 
II. a. Of or pertaining to stammel or its hue ; 
red ; made of stammel. 
But the wench in the stammel waistcoat is stopping too, 
Adam . . . they are going to dance ! Frieze-jacket wants 
to dance with sfammrf-waistcoat, but she is coy and r 
usant . Scott, Abbot, xix. 
Stammel 2 (stam'el), . [Origin obscure.] A 
large, clumsy horse. Wrif/ht. [Prov. Eng.J 
Stammer (stam'er), r. [E. dial, also stamber^; 
< ME. stameren = D. stameren, stamelen 
5895 
xtamutnliiii. xliimaKii. MHG. . itamrln. xliiiniiii-lu. 
G.staminern,st(i/iimili/. stammer: a freq. verli. 
associated with AS.. ttnin< >-, stumor, xlamur, stoni- 
er = OHG. stamal, slummal, adj., itammering, 
and equiv. to the simple verb, leel. Sw. xtiiiunta, 
Dan. stamine, stammer, from the adj. appearing 
in OHG. stam, G. .itumrn, mute. = led. xtmiir 
= Goth, stamms, stammering; perhaps con- 
nected with xteufl, obstruct, etc.: seesttm'J, and 
cf. stem 2 . Cf . also stumble.] I. intranx. 1. To 
hesitate or falter in speaking: hence, to speak 
with involuntary breaks and pauses. 
His hew shal falewen, 
& his tonge shal stameren, other famelen. 
Political Poems, etc. (ed. Kurnivall), p. 224. 
The Psythian grape we dry : Lagean juice 
Will staminerinff tongues and staggering feet produce, 
Dryden, tr. of Virgil's Ueorgics, n. l.'i.'i. 
The new strong wine of love, 
That made my tongue so stammer and trip. 
Tennyson, Maud, vi. 
2. To stumble or stagger. [Prov. Eng.] 
Stamn-ynge in goy ng, idem quod stakerynge, waverynge. 
Prompt. Pare., p. 472. 
=Syn. 1. Falter, Stammer, Stutter. He who falters weak- 
ens or breaks more or less completely in utterance ; the 
act is occasional, not habitual, and for reasons that are 
primarily moral, belong to the occasion, and may be vari- 
ous. He who stammers has great difficulty in uttering any- 
thing ; the act may be occasional or habitual ; the cause ii 
confusion, shyness, timidity, or actual fear; the result is 
broken and inarticulate sounds that seem to stick in the 
mouth and sometimes complete suppression of voice. 
He who stutters makes sounds that are not what he de- 
sires to make ; the act is almost always habitual, espe- 
cially in its worst forms ; the cause is often excitement ; 
the result is a quick repetition of some one sound that 
is initial in a word that the person desires to utter, as 
c-c-c-c-catch. Stammering bladder, a bladder whose 
muscles act irregularly and spasmodically, causing pain- 
ful urination. Paget. 
II. trans. To utter or pronounce with hesi- 
tatio'n or imperfectly; especially, to utter with 
involuntary breaks or catches : frequently with 
out. 
His pale lips faintly stammered out a " No." 
Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, xxxiii. 
Stammer (stam'er), ii. [< stammer, <:] Defec- 
tive utterance; a stutter: as, to be troubled 
with a stammer. See stammering. 
stammerer (stam'er-er), n. [< stammer + -er 1 .] 
One who stammers or stutters in speaking. 
Stammering (stam'er-ing), n. [< ME. stamer- 
ynge; verbal n. of stammer, r.] Hesitating 
speech ; imperfect articulation ; stuttering. 
stammeringly (stam 'er-ing-li), adv. with 
stammering ; with stops or hesitation in speak- 
ing. 
Stamnos (stam'nos), .; pi. stamnoi (-1101). | 
Gr. ora/wof (see def.), < lardvai, cause to stand, 
iaraoBai, stand: see stand.] In Gr. 
archxol, a large water- or wine- 
vase closely resembling the hy- 
dria, but generally with a shorter 
neck, and provided merely with 
the two small handles on the sides 
of the paunch, the larger handle 
behind being absent. Sometimes 
called olla. Apulian stamnos, in 
Or archifol., a type of stamnos of peculiar shape, having 
the handles on the shoulders prolonged upward in large 
volutes, and the cover often 
surmounted by a vase of the 
iiaine shape. It is called 
Apulian from the province or 
stamp 
Thise cokes, how they stampe and streyne and grynde ! 
Chaucer, 1'ardoner's Tale, L 78. 
They put the water into large jarres of stone, stirring !t 
about with a few stamp! Almondi. 
,svi/li/, Travailes, p. 78. 
2. To strike or bent with a forcible downward 
thrust of the foot. 
feet I stamp t^aritatf. tat & 
region where most examples 
are found. Often called, less 
. , 
correctly, Apulian crater. 
Stamp (stamp), v. [Also 
<\ia,l. stomp ; < ME. stum- 
pen, a var. (due to LG. 
or Scand. influence) of 
'stempen, < AS. stempan 
= MD. stcmjicn, stain- 
pen, D. stampen = MLG. 
stampen = OHG. stam- 
fon, MHG. stampfen, G. 
'stampfen = Icel. stappa 
(for stampa) = Sw. 
stampa = Dan. stampe 
(cf. It. stampare = Sp. 
Pg. estampar = OF. es- 
tamper, F. etamper, < 
Teut.), stamp, = Gr. 
oTt/i/3e(V, stamp, shake, 
agitate, misuse (akin to 
arelBeiv, stamp on, tread, are/ujwAov, olives or 
<*rapes from which the oil or juice has been 
pressed), = Skt. -\fstambli, make firm or steady, 
prop.] I tras. 1 . To crush or bruise with or 
as with a pestle ; pound or bray as in a mortar ; 
pound; bruise; crush: as, to stamp ores in a 
stamping-mill. 
Apulian Stamnos, in the .- 
Naztonale, Naples. 
He frets, he fumes, he 8 
3. To cause to strike the ground with a sudden 
or impetuous downward thrust. 
Red Battle stamps his foot, and nations feel the shock. 
Byron, Childe Harold, 1. 38. 
4. To impress a design or distinctive mark or 
figure upon ; mark with an impression or de- 
sign: as, to xtamp plate with arms; to staii/i> 
letters; to stamp butter. 
The Romanes were wont heretofore to stampe their 
coynes of gold and silver in this city. 
Coryat, Crudities, I. 59. 
Egmont dined at the Regent's table, ... in a camlet 
doublet, with hanging sleeves, and buttons stamped with 
the bundle of arrows. Motley, Dutch Republic, 1. 403. 
Hence 6. To certify and give validity or cur- 
rency to by marking with some mark or impres- 
sion; coin; mint. 
We nay for it with stamped coin, not stabbing steel. 
Shak., W. T.,iv. 4. 747. 
6. Figuratively, to brand or stigmatize as be- 
ing of a specified character; declare to be. 
Dares stamp nothing false where he finds nothing sure. 
M. Arnold, Empedocles on Etna. 
7. To imprint; impress; fix deeply: as, to stamp 
one's name on a book; an event stamped on 
one's memory. 
If ever I nn Hope admit 
Without thy Image stampt on it. 
Cmvley, The Mistress, The Soul. 
God has stamped no original characters on our minds 
wherein we may read his being. 
8. To characterize; mark. 
They [Macaulay's articles] are characterized by many of 
the qualities of heart and mind which stamp the produc- 
tions of an Edinburgh reviewer. 
Whipple, Ess. and Rev., 1. 12. 
9. To affix a stamp (as a postage- or receipt- 
stamp) to: as, to stamp a letter of a newspaper. 
10. To cut, or cut into various forms, with a 
stamp: in this sense often with out: as, to stamp 
out circles and diamonds from a sheet of metal. 
Stamped envelop. See envelop. Stamped In the 
blind. See blindi. Stamped velvet, velvet or velve- 
teen upon which a pattern has been impressed by not 
irons which leave a surface more or less lowered from the 
pile according to the amount of pressure applied, etc. In 
some cases the surface of the impressed pattern is brought 
to a smooth gloss. This material is used chiefly for uphol- 
stery Stamped ware. Same as sigillated ware (which 
see, under sibilated). Solon, The Old Eng. Potter, p. xiii. 
- Stamped work, metal-work decorated by means of 
dies and punches. To stamp out, to extinguish, as fire, 
by stamping on with the foot ; hence, to extirpate ; eradi- 
cate by resorting to vigorous measures ; suppress entirely ; 
exterminate as, to stamp out disease which has broken out 
among cattle by killing the whole herd; to stamp out an 
insurrection. 
II. intrans. To strike the foot forcibly down- 
ward. 
A ramping fool, to brag and stamp and swear. 
Shale., K. John, iii. 1. 1*22. 
Stamp (stamp), H. [OHG. stampli, stampf, MHG. 
stamp/, a stamping-instrument, a stamp (> F. 
estampe = It. stampa, a stamp) ; in dim. form, 
MLG. LG. stempel = OHG. stempJiil, MHG. 
stempfel, G. (after LG.) stempel = Sw. stampel 
= Dan. stempel, a stamp; from the verb.] 1. 
An instrument for crushing, bruising, or pound- 
ing; specifically, in metal., that part of the ma- 
chinery of a stamp-mill which rises and falls, 
and which delivers the blow by which the ore 
is reduced to the necessary fineness for being 
further treated for the separation of the valua- 
ble portion ; by extension, the mill itself. The 
stamp consists of 'head and stem, the latter having upon 
it the tappet by which, through the agency of the cam or 
wiper which Projects from an axis turned by steam- or 
water-power, it is raised. 
There are 340 stamps in operation at Butte, and the 
amount of ore treated every day amounts to 600 tons. 
Harpers Mag., LXXVII. 696. 
2. An instrument for making impressions on 
other bodies; an engraved block, die, or the 
like, by which a mark may be made or deliver- 
ed by pressure ; specifically, a plate upon which 
is cut the design for the sides or back of a book. 
3. A hand-tool for cutting Wanks from paper, 
leather, etc., in various patterns, according to 
the shape of the cutting-edges. It operates by 
pressure or a direct blow, or Is laid on the material and 
struck with a hammer. Hand stamps are used for can- 
celing, bating, embossing, eyeleting, and similar work. 
