tamis

[ tam-ee, -is ]

noun

, plural tam·ises [tam, -eez, -, uh, -siz].

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. See tammy
   a less common word for tammy 3

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

Example Sentences

Some tops of sprue grass may be boiled in a little stock till tender, and rubbed through a tamis.

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Rub the whole through a tamis, or hair-sieve; put it in the pot.

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They can now be strained through a hair sieve, but, still better, they can be squeezed dry in a tamis cloth.

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After two hours pass it twice slowly through a tamis so as to get the sauce very smooth.

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The above, rubbed through a tamis, or fine sieve, will be entitled to be called “cucumber sauce.”

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