tammy

1 of 3

noun (1)

tam·my

ˈtamē

plural -es

: a plain-woven often glazed cloth of fine worsted or woolen and cotton formerly used for dresses, curtains, and linings

tammy

2 of 3

plural -es

: a strainer made of tammy cloth

tammy

3 of 3

-ed/-ing/-es

: to strain through a tammy

Etymology

Noun (1)

probably by shortening and alteration from obsolete English tamin estamin, from obsolete French estamine

Noun (2)

probably by shortening and alteration from tamis

Style

“Tammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tammy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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