单词 | tamis |
释义 | † tamisn. Obsolete. 1. A sieve; a strainer or bolting-cloth; also tamis-bolter, tamis-cloth. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > straining > [noun] > strainer strainer1326 renge?1362 canvasc1386 strain1432 searcec1440 sye1468 runnera1475 ranger1485 renger1510 searce-net1526 colatory?1541 range1542 sight1559 sythe1568 colature1577 tamis1601 sile-dish1668 hurdle1725 kenting1725 stamin1725 tammy1769 tamin1847 vat-neta1884 chinois1937 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xviii. xi. 567 The best bread is of the finest wheat floure, which hath passed through a small tamis bulter. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxii. xxv. 142 If they be halfe sodden in water..then let passe through a tamise, that the brans might be separate. 1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 141 This Stone is beat to Powder, and sifted through a fine Tamis. 1801 J. Mollard Art of Cookery (1836) 169 Rub them through a tamis cloth or sieve. 1817 W. Kitchiner Cook's Oracle (1818) 244 Strain it through a tammis into a clean stewpan. 1817 W. Kitchiner Cook's Oracle (1818) 280 (note) A Tammis is a worsted cloth,..made on purpose for straining sauces. [Cf. p. 230, a tammy, or fine sieve.] 2. A name for an anther. (? from its scattering pollen.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > stamen(s) > anther tittle1578 pendant1664 tamis1665 apex1673 chive1691 anthera1706 summit1720 tip1776 anther1783 connective1830 trophopollen1832 anther valve1839 connectivum- 1665 J. Rea Flora i. ix. 51 Six chives [in the tulip], tipt with pendents (which are those after the French we call Tamis). 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 65/1 The Agot Tulip is of a sad Isabella colour, with..a dark bottom, and large black Tamis. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Tulip The bottom and Tamis blue. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Tamis [erroneously explained]. Compounds C1. attributive, as tamis-bolter, tamis-cloth (see 1). C2. tamis-bird n. the guinea fowl (? from its speckled or powdered appearance). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Numididae > member of (guinea-fowl) guinea-hen1599 Guinea1620 turkey1655 pintado1666 chequer-bird1745 tamis-bird1774 guinea fowl1788 Guinea bird1792 galeeny1796 come-back1811 tarentaal1827 tompot1891 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 193 They [sc. Guinea-hens] are by some called the Barbary-hen; by others, the Tamis bird. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1601 |
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