tammy
1 of 3noun (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 3noun (2)
"
plural -es
: a strainer made of tammy cloth
tammy
3 of 3transitive verb
"
-ed/-ing/-es
: to strain through a tammy
Word History
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