TAMIS

Etymology

Noun

tamis (countable and uncountable, plural tamises)

A culinary strainer, originally made from worsted cloth

The cloth itself; tammy.

Coordinate terms

• food mill

• chinois

Anagrams

• amits, maist

Source: Wiktionary


Tam"is, n. Etym: [F., a kind of sieve.]

1. A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth.

2. The cloth itself; tammy. Tamis bird (Zoöl.), a Guinea fowl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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