temse (third-person singular simple present temses, present participle temsing, simple past and past participle temsed)
(obsolete or dialectal) To sift.
temse (plural temses)
(UK, obsolete or dialectal) A sieve.
• Tesem, meets, metes, steem, steme, teems, temes
Source: Wiktionary
Temse, n. Etym: [F. tamis, or D. tems, teems. Cf. Tamine.]
Definition: A sieve. [Written also tems, and tempse.] [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Temse bread, Temsed bread, Temse loaf, bread made of flour better sifted than common fluor. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
