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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tammy
[tæmɪ]
['tæmɪ]
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noun
【同义词】tamis
Collins English-English Dictionary
- tammy
['tæmɪ]
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n
a glazed woollen or mixed fabric, used for linings, undergarments, etc
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n
[Etymology]
C17: of unknown origin
- tammy
['tæmɪ]
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n
another word for tam-o'-shanter
- tammy
['tæmɪ]
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n
tammy cloth tamis (esp formerly) a rough-textured woollen cloth used for straining sauces, soups, etc
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vt.
[tr]
(esp formerly) to strain (sauce, soup, etc) through a tammy
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vt.
[Etymology]
C18: changed (through influence of tammy1) from French tamis, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare Breton tamouez strainer
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