tamis
Americannoun
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tamises
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of tamis
1595–1605; < French: sieve < ?; compare Old English temes sieve, cognate with Middle Low German temes, Middle Dutch temse, Old High German zemisa
Example Sentences
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Use whatever strainer you have: Perhaps a fine-mesh, a collander set over another pot or — if you happen to inexplicably have access to a restaurant — a tamis or a chinois.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2024
Peel the cooked potatoes with a paring knife and pass them through a tamis or a potato ricer into a bowl.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
Mashed potatoes made by ricer and tamis were largely similar, in that both were somewhat denser than those from the mill, and less dense than those produced in a stand mixer.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2021
Pass the batter through a fine-mesh tamis and refrigerate for 1 hour.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2011
After two hours pass it twice slowly through a tamis so as to get the sauce very smooth.
From The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes by Mrs. W. G. Waters
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