tammy
nounnounverbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈtami//
A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
noun
- 1
A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
Etymology
Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).
noun
- 1
Variant of tamisarchaicAlternative form of tamis (“culinary strainer”).
Etymology
From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.
verb
- 1
To strain through a tammy.
noun
- 1
A tam o’shanter hat.
Etymology
Ellipsis of tammy shanter.
Forms
- plural
- tammies
- past tense
- tammied
- past participle
- tammied
- present participle
- tammying
- third person singular
- tammies
tame · Under human control.Tame · A surname transferred from the nickname.Tamil · Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.
tammy · A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
Tammy · A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.Tampa · A city, the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida,…tampered · Having had an unauthorized change.