tammy

tammy¹

n pl -mies

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a glazed woollen or mixed fabric, used for linings, undergarments, etc.

[of unknown origin]

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tammy²

n pl -mies

(Clothing & Fashion) another word for tam-o'-shanter

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tammy³

n pl -mies

(Cookery) Also called tammy cloth tamis (esp formerly) a rough-textured woollen cloth used for straining sauces, soups, etc.

vb -mies, -mying, -mied

(Cookery) (tr) (esp formerly) to strain (sauce, soup, etc.) through a tammy

[changed (through influence of tammy¹) from French tamis, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare Breton tamouez strainer]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tammy - plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	2.	tammy - a woolen cap of Scottish origin       tam, tam-o'-shanter cap - a tight-fitting headdress