tamis
Americannoun
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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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
Especially soft foods can be pressed through the fine holes of a tamis using a dough scraper.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021
Each of the ricer, food mill, and tamis produced mashed potatoes with significantly different textures.
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
Reduce until the sauce is quite thick, and when about to serve pass it through a tamis into a bain-marie and add two tablespoonsful of cream.
From The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes by Waters, W. G., Mrs.
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