estamin
(ˈɛstəmɪn)
Also 8 estemine, estamina, 9 estamene (see below). See also etamine.
[a. Fr. estamine (now étamine), corresp. to Sp. estameña, Pg. estamenha, It. stamigna:—late L. *stāminia, L. stāminea, fem. of stāmineus made of thread, f. stāmen warp, thread. The form estamina is perh. a. Sp.]
An open woollen fabric, used for making sieves, etc.; see quot. 1883. In 18th c. also applied to some silk fabric, presumably of similar texture. Also spelt estamene, as the name of a woollen cloth for dresses.
| 1701 Lond. Gaz. No. 3701/4 All sorts of Mercery Goods, viz... Estemines, Russels..Rashes..Antharines..will be sold by Auction. 1750 Beawes Lex. Mercat. (1752) 693 Woollens, such as Estaminas, Druggets, Serges, Flannels, Crapes. Ibid. 704 From England..Estaminas wide and well calendered, brown and green. Ibid. 706 Silk Estaminas from Italy. 1862 Illustr. Catal. Internat. Exhib. II. xxi. No. 4019 (heading) Elworthy, W. & T., Wellington, Somersetshire.—Serges, blankets, yarn, &c. The following goods, of which samples are exhibited, are manufactured by this firm, viz. Serges, estamenes, long ells for China, and swanskins for Newfoundland, &c. 1883 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Estamin, a woollen stuff made in Prussia, used for cartridges, sack⁓cloth, plush caps, etc. 1897 Daily News 8 Apr. 8/5 Estamene serges with their diagonal ribs or plain woolly surface. |