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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Also tammy.

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

How to use tamis in a sentence

Some tops of sprue grass may be boiled in a little stock till tender, and rubbed through a tamis.
The Art of Cookery|John Mollard
Rub the whole through a tamis, or hair-sieve; put it in the pot.
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;|Charlotte Campbell Bury
They can now be strained through a hair sieve, but, still better, they can be squeezed dry in a tamis cloth.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery|A. G. Payne
After two hours pass it twice slowly through a tamis so as to get the sauce very smooth.
The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste:|Mrs. W. G. Waters

The above, rubbed through a tamis, or fine sieve, will be entitled to be called “cucumber sauce.”
The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual|William Kitchiner

British Dictionary definitions for tamis

tamis

/ (ˈtæmɪ, -ɪs) /

noun plural -ises (-ɪz, -ɪsɪz)

a less common word for tammy 3 (def. 1)

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