English word origin

Etymology of tammy

Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Unspecified derivation mentiontamisefr

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

verb

To strain through a tammy.

noun

Alternative form of tamis (“culinary strainer”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Borrowed-form mentiontamisfr

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

noun

A tam o’shanter hat.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Ellipsis of tammy shanter.

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