tammy


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tammy

(ˈtæmɪ)
n, pl -mies
(Textiles) a glazed woollen or mixed fabric, used for linings, undergarments, etc
[C17: of unknown origin]

tammy

(ˈtæmɪ)
n, pl -mies
(Clothing & Fashion) a short form of tam-o'-shanter

tammy

(ˈtæmɪ)
n, pl -mies
(Cookery) Also called: tammy cloth or tamis (esp formerly) a rough-textured woollen cloth used for straining sauces, soups, etc
vb, -mies, -mying or -mied
(Cookery) (tr) (esp formerly) to strain (sauce, soup, etc) through a tammy
[C18: changed (through influence of tammy1) from French tamis, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare Breton tamouez strainer]
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tammy


Past participle: tammied
Gerund: tammying

Imperative
tammy
tammy
Present
I tammy
you tammy
he/she/it tammies
we tammy
you tammy
they tammy
Preterite
I tammied
you tammied
he/she/it tammied
we tammied
you tammied
they tammied
Present Continuous
I am tammying
you are tammying
he/she/it is tammying
we are tammying
you are tammying
they are tammying
Present Perfect
I have tammied
you have tammied
he/she/it has tammied
we have tammied
you have tammied
they have tammied
Past Continuous
I was tammying
you were tammying
he/she/it was tammying
we were tammying
you were tammying
they were tammying
Past Perfect
I had tammied
you had tammied
he/she/it had tammied
we had tammied
you had tammied
they had tammied
Future
I will tammy
you will tammy
he/she/it will tammy
we will tammy
you will tammy
they will tammy
Future Perfect
I will have tammied
you will have tammied
he/she/it will have tammied
we will have tammied
you will have tammied
they will have tammied
Future Continuous
I will be tammying
you will be tammying
he/she/it will be tammying
we will be tammying
you will be tammying
they will be tammying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tammying
you have been tammying
he/she/it has been tammying
we have been tammying
you have been tammying
they have been tammying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tammying
you will have been tammying
he/she/it will have been tammying
we will have been tammying
you will have been tammying
they will have been tammying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tammying
you had been tammying
he/she/it had been tammying
we had been tammying
you had been tammying
they had been tammying
Conditional
I would tammy
you would tammy
he/she/it would tammy
we would tammy
you would tammy
they would tammy
Past Conditional
I would have tammied
you would have tammied
he/she/it would have tammied
we would have tammied
you would have tammied
they would have tammied
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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 origintammy - a woolen cap of Scottish origin  
cap - a tight-fitting headdress
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