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tamis
[ tam-ee, -is ]
noun
, plural tam·ises [tam, -eez, -, uh, -siz].
- a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
tamis
/ ˈtæmɪ; -ɪs /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tamis1
1595–1605; < French: sieve < ?; compare Old English temes sieve, cognate with Middle Low German temes, Middle Dutch temse, Old High German zemisa
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Example Sentences
Some tops of sprue grass may be boiled in a little stock till tender, and rubbed through a tamis.
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Rub the whole through a tamis, or hair-sieve; put it in the pot.
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They can now be strained through a hair sieve, but, still better, they can be squeezed dry in a tamis cloth.
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After two hours pass it twice slowly through a tamis so as to get the sauce very smooth.
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The above, rubbed through a tamis, or fine sieve, will be entitled to be called “cucumber sauce.”
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