tammy

See also: Tammy

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtami/
    Rhymes: -æmi

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tammy (plural tammies)

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

Etymology 2

From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.

Noun

tammy (plural tammies)

  1. (now rare) A sieve, or strainer; a tamis.

Etymology 3

Short for tammy shanter.

Noun

tammy (plural tammies)

  1. A tam o’shanter hat.
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