tammy.
A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
Meaning & usage
A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).
To strain through a tammy.
Where this word comes from
From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.
A tam o’shanter hat.
Where this word comes from
Ellipsis of tammy shanter.
Alternative form of tamis (“culinary strainer”).
Where this word comes from
From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.
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