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tamis
[ tam-ee, -is ]
/ ˈtæm i, -ɪs /
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noun, plural tam·ises [tam-eez, -uh-siz]. /ˈtæm iz, -ə sɪz/.
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
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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
Words nearby tamis
Tamiflu, Tamil, Tamil Eelam, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Tigers, tamis, Tamm, Tammany, Tammany Hall, tammar, Tammerfors
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