tammy
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).
Alternative forms
Noun
tammy (countable and uncountable, plural tammies)
- A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
Etymology 2
From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.
Noun
tammy (plural tammies)
Verb
tammy (third-person singular simple present tammies, present participle tammying, simple past and past participle tammied)
- (cooking, transitive) To strain through a tammy.
Etymology 3
Short for tammy shanter.
Noun
tammy (plural tammies)
- A tam o’shanter hat.