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• tammy
  tammy

  noun

  a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
• Tammy
  Tammy

  noun

  a female given name.

tammy

¹ American  

[tam-ee] / ˈtæm i /

Or tammie

noun

1. a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.

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tammy ² American  

[tam-ee] / ˈtæm i /

noun

• tammies
  plural

1. tamis.

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Tammy ³ American  

[tam-ee] / ˈtæm i /

noun

1. a female given name.

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tammy ¹ British  

/ ˈtæmɪ /

noun

1. Also called: tammy cloth.   tamis.  (esp formerly) a rough-textured woollen cloth used for straining sauces, soups, etc

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verb

1. (tr) (esp formerly) to strain (sauce, soup, etc) through a tammy

tammy ² British  

/ ˈtæmɪ /

noun

1. a glazed woollen or mixed fabric, used for linings, undergarments, etc

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tammy ³ British  

/ ˈtæmɪ /

noun

1. another word for tam-o'-shanter

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tammies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tammy

1630–40; perhaps back formation from obsolete French tamise kind of glossy cloth (taken as plural)

Example Sentences

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tammy Tammy tammies

A gidget is very much like a tammy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Take care to be properly provided with sieves and tammy cloths, spoons and ladles.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner

Rub all through a tammy, and if not a very good colour, use a little spinach green.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

Strain through a very fine hair sieve, or tammy, and it will be fit for use.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

Pass the sauce through a tammy, over the onions, and put the meat back in it, and it ought to cover them.

From The Belgian Cookbook by Various

The Toffees did also explore moves for Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee and Aston Villa frontman Tammy Abraham, but were unable to convince either to join.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Villa have been open to letting Tammy Abraham leave but Watkins' increasingly likely departure will have an impact on that thinking.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Tammy Wales, a travel agent from Ringgold, Ga., said she gambled on a mystery trip for research purposes: “I’m always looking for the best deals.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The couple worked with designer Tammy Price on the project—with Kimberly explaining that their first request for her was to source furniture that would work both inside and out.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Ms. Tammy a takes a deep breath and smiles at me again.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Hunting, hunting, high and low, Where do the caps and "tammies" go?

From A Jolly Jingle-Book by Laura Chandler

We are not told the prices of tammies or durants, romals or molletons, cades or shalloons, but we are always carefully informed that they may be had at the lowest prices.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Sir J. M. (James MacPherson) Le Moine

“Oh, do you?” said the vicar, wondering whether there was any connection between temse and tammies or tammy cloth.

From The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn