tammy

IPA: tˈæmi

A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
A tam o’shanter hat.
A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.
(now rare) Alternative form of tamis (“culinary strainer”) [(cooking) A culinary strainer, originally made from worsted cloth.]

Examples of "tammy" in Sentences

What's next, affixing yellow stars and triangles and other symbols to their clothes? tammy
Write to Tamara Audi at tammy.audi@wsj.com and Alexandra Berzon at alexandra.berzon@wsj.com
They need to show they have confidence and courage in equal measure.tammy. schultz@usmc.mil
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November 28th, 2009 5: 23 pm ET its rare to see a family of muslims who like basketball so much. tammy
Edmund Carey, the second, set up the loom on which he wove the woollen cloth known as "tammy," in a two-storied cottage.
Measures to thwart them include burning, herbicides, and "tammy whacking" (physical removal sometimes done by freelance volunteers).
She heard the door open, then looked up slowly to see a man standing before her, holding what was locally known as a tammy in both hands.
June 1st, 2008 4: 58 pm ET the people are screaming to the superdelegates ... we want Hillary Clinton ...... get rid of those superdelegates and this won't happen again tammy
Posted December 3, 2009 at 10: 51 am | Permalink beautiful …. just curious, what was the floor covering material (not the pink carpet) …? can anyone help me please …? thanks tammy