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• tammy
  tammy

  noun

  a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
• Tammy
  Tammy

  noun

  a female given name.

tammy

¹ American  

[tam-ee] / ˈtæm i /

Or tammie

noun

1. a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.

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tammy ² American  

[tam-ee] / ˈtæm i /

noun

• tammies
  plural

1. tamis.

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Tammy ³ American  

[tam-ee] / ˈtæm i /

noun

1. a female given name.

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tammy ¹ British  

/ ˈtæmɪ /

noun

1. Also called: tammy cloth, tamis. (esp formerly) a rough-textured woollen cloth used for straining sauces, soups, etc

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verb

1. (tr) (esp formerly) to strain (sauce, soup, etc) through a tammy

tammy ² British  

/ ˈtæmɪ /

noun

1. a glazed woollen or mixed fabric, used for linings, undergarments, etc

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tammy ³ British  

/ ˈtæmɪ /

noun

1. another word for tam-o'-shanter

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tammies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of tammy

1630–40; perhaps back formation from obsolete French tamise kind of glossy cloth (taken as plural)

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Example Sentences

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tammy Tammy tammies

A gidget is very much like a tammy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rub all the vegetables through a tammy, crushing them well, and then let them boil up again for at least another hour.

From The Belgian Cookbook by Various

When all is well cooked, pass it through a fine tammy.

From The Belgian Cookbook by Various

Rub it through a tammy, put it back into the stewpan, but do not let it boil.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

Drain them thoroughly, chop them, and rub them through a tammy or sieve.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

“I don’t think we can say with any kind of conviction that there will be no ballots rejected,” said Tammy Patrick, chief programs officer of the National Association of Election Officials.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

But by the end of the evening, everyone knew why Tammy Wynette was Tammy Wynette.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Tammy Faye, who divorced him in 1992, was never charged.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Bakker is survived by his wife and two children, Tammy Sue and Jamie, known as Jay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Hey, Tammy girl,” Momma says, and they hug long and hard.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

“Oh, do you?” said the vicar, wondering whether there was any connection between temse and tammies or tammy cloth.

From The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn

We are not told the prices of tammies or durants, romals or molletons, cades or shalloons, but we are always carefully informed that they may be had at the lowest prices.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Sir J. M. (James MacPherson) Le Moine

Hunting, hunting, high and low, Where do the caps and "tammies" go?

From A Jolly Jingle-Book by Laura Chandler

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