tamn.¹

Etymology: Shortened < tam-o'-shanter n.

= tam-o'-shanter n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > made from specific material > woollen

Scottish cap1553

blue bonnet1568

blue capa1586

Scotch cap1591

statute cap1598

Monmouth1638

Scotch bonnet1641

Highland bonnet1724

Welsh wig1797

scone1820

glengarry1841

beret1850

Balmoral1857

tam-o'-shanter1884

toboggan cap1886

tammy1894

tam1895

toboggan1907

tam1972

1895 Daily News 8 Apr. 6/7 The ‘Tams’ as the Tam O'Shanters are now universally called by shopkeepers, are favourites for windy weather.

1896 Godey's Mag. Feb. 224/2 The headgear is a coquettish white Tam with a white quill.

1899 A. E. Holdsworth Valley Great Shadow x I'll put on your tam—there!

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A tall woollen cap intended to be worn over dreadlocks, and associated esp. with Rastafarians.Rastafarian tams frequently feature coloured rings of red, yellow, and green, in reference to the colours of the Ethiopian flag.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > made from specific material > woollen

Scottish cap1553

blue bonnet1568

blue capa1586

Scotch cap1591

statute cap1598

Monmouth1638

Scotch bonnet1641

Highland bonnet1724

Welsh wig1797

scone1820

glengarry1841

beret1850

Balmoral1857

tam-o'-shanter1884

toboggan cap1886

tammy1894

tam1895

toboggan1907

tam1972

1972 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 4 May 4/4 Witness said the man who robbed him was wearing a tam.

1978 New Musical Express 27 May 36/5 Every other Youth you see in the streets seems to be sporting a red, green and gold tam into which his locks have been tucked.

1990 P. Melville Shape-shifter (1991) 45 He piled his locks back into the tam and made for the front door.

1999 D. Century Street Kingdom vi. 203 On his head he wore a knitted Rastafarian tam packed tight with the compressed mass of his dreadlocks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

TAMn.²

Brit.

/tam/, U.S.

/tæm/

Forms: Also Tam, etc.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of television audience measurement (see below).

Used in combinations, usually as TAM rating, to denote a measure of the number of people watching a particular television programme as estimated by the company Television Audience Measurement Ltd. Also absol., the company itself.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > audience > [noun] > size of

tune-in1931

rating1935

audience rating1941

Nielsen rating1951

TAM rating1958

reach1959

share1974

society > communication > broadcasting > audience > [noun] > companies involved

TAM1958

1958 Observer 14 Dec. 15/1 In the telly-dominated world, where everybody from a philosopher to a flat~catcher is judged by his tam-rating, it was encouraging to see originality break through the crust of diffidence.

1959 Listener 24 Sept. 501/1 Head-hunting rivalry is understandable, but why does the type of head matter? Egg-shaped or with forehead villainous low, all are equal in the sight of TAM.

1960 Spectator 14 Oct. 565 Processed and packaged..down to strip-cartoon versions compatible with the maximum Tam ratings.

1963 Daily Tel. 17 Oct. 16/2 According to TAM figures published last Friday, [etc.].

1966 Punch 24 Aug. 302/3 The first episode topped the Tamratings.

1975 Ld. Hailsham Door wherein I Went xxv. 158 They have their own fish to fry, their TAM ratings, their circulations, their Charters, their editorial policies, even their advertisers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tam
释义	tamn.¹ Etymology: Shortened < tam-o'-shanter n. = tam-o'-shanter n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > made from specific material > woollen Scottish cap1553 blue bonnet1568 blue capa1586 Scotch cap1591 statute cap1598 Monmouth1638 Scotch bonnet1641 Highland bonnet1724 Welsh wig1797 scone1820 glengarry1841 beret1850 Balmoral1857 tam-o'-shanter1884 toboggan cap1886 tammy1894 tam1895 toboggan1907 tam1972 1895 Daily News 8 Apr. 6/7 The ‘Tams’ as the Tam O'Shanters are now universally called by shopkeepers, are favourites for windy weather. 1896 Godey's Mag. Feb. 224/2 The headgear is a coquettish white Tam with a white quill. 1899 A. E. Holdsworth Valley Great Shadow x I'll put on your tam—there! Draft additions September 2008 A tall woollen cap intended to be worn over dreadlocks, and associated esp. with Rastafarians.Rastafarian tams frequently feature coloured rings of red, yellow, and green, in reference to the colours of the Ethiopian flag. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > made from specific material > woollen Scottish cap1553 blue bonnet1568 blue capa1586 Scotch cap1591 statute cap1598 Monmouth1638 Scotch bonnet1641 Highland bonnet1724 Welsh wig1797 scone1820 glengarry1841 beret1850 Balmoral1857 tam-o'-shanter1884 toboggan cap1886 tammy1894 tam1895 toboggan1907 tam1972 1972 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 4 May 4/4 Witness said the man who robbed him was wearing a tam. 1978 New Musical Express 27 May 36/5 Every other Youth you see in the streets seems to be sporting a red, green and gold tam into which his locks have been tucked. 1990 P. Melville Shape-shifter (1991) 45 He piled his locks back into the tam and made for the front door. 1999 D. Century Street Kingdom vi. 203 On his head he wore a knitted Rastafarian tam packed tight with the compressed mass of his dreadlocks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2018). TAMn.² Brit. /tam/, U.S. /tæm/ Forms: Also Tam, etc. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of television audience measurement (see below). Used in combinations, usually as TAM rating, to denote a measure of the number of people watching a particular television programme as estimated by the company Television Audience Measurement Ltd. Also absol., the company itself. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > audience > [noun] > size of tune-in1931 rating1935 audience rating1941 Nielsen rating1951 TAM rating1958 reach1959 share1974 society > communication > broadcasting > audience > [noun] > companies involved TAM1958 1958 Observer 14 Dec. 15/1 In the telly-dominated world, where everybody from a philosopher to a flat~catcher is judged by his tam-rating, it was encouraging to see originality break through the crust of diffidence. 1959 Listener 24 Sept. 501/1 Head-hunting rivalry is understandable, but why does the type of head matter? Egg-shaped or with forehead villainous low, all are equal in the sight of TAM. 1960 Spectator 14 Oct. 565 Processed and packaged..down to strip-cartoon versions compatible with the maximum Tam ratings. 1963 Daily Tel. 17 Oct. 16/2 According to TAM figures published last Friday, [etc.]. 1966 Punch 24 Aug. 302/3 The first episode topped the Tamratings. 1975 Ld. Hailsham Door wherein I Went xxv. 158 They have their own fish to fry, their TAM ratings, their circulations, their Charters, their editorial policies, even their advertisers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1895n.²1958
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