Sta'min, n.

n. [O. Fr. estamine, N. Fr. étamine, Pr. & Pg. estamenha, Sp. estameña, It. stamigna, L. Lat. staminea, stamineum, Stamen. from Lat. stamineus, consisting of threads, (Bot.) from stamen, a thread. See supra.] A slight kind of woolen cloth; linsey-woolsey. Chaucer.