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tammy.

A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtami/UK
  1. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).

verb/ˈtami/UK
  1. To strain through a tammy.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.

noun/ˈtami/UK
  1. A tam o’shanter hat.

Where this word comes from

Ellipsis of tammy shanter.

noun/ˈtami/UK
  1. Alternative form of tamis (“culinary strainer”).

    alt-of · alternative · archaic
Where this word comes from

From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.

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