n. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
n. A sieve, or strainer; a tamis.
n. A tam o’shanter hat.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, -- used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
n. A sieve, or strainer, made of this material; a tamis.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See tamin.
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n. a woolen cap of Scottish origin
n. plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
Word Usage
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