Defn: Tamil.
TAMINE; TAMINY
Tam"ine, Tam"i*ny, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tamis a sort of sieve. Cf.
Stamin, Temse.]
Defn: A kind of woolen cloth; tammy.
TAMIS
Tam"is, n. Etym: [F., a kind of sieve.]
1. A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth.
2. The cloth itself; tammy. Tamis bird (Zoöl.), a Guinea fowl.
TAMKIN
Tam"kin, n.
Defn: A tampion. Johnson (Dict.).
TAMMY
Tam"my, n.; pl. Tammies (.
1. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, — used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.