'Tamis' definitions:
Definition of 'Tamis'
From: GCIDE
- Tamis \Tam"is\, n. [F., a kind of sieve.]
- 1. A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The cloth itself; tammy. [1913 Webster]
- Tamis bird (Zool.), a Guinea fowl. [1913 Webster]