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tamis

[tam-ee, -is]

noun

plural

tamises 
  1. a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.



tamis

/ ˈtæmɪ, -ɪs /

noun

  1. a less common word for tammy 3

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tamis1

1595–1605; < French: sieve < ?; compare Old English temes sieve, cognate with Middle Low German temes, Middle Dutch temse, Old High German zemisa

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