Tammy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tammy \Tam"my\, n.; pl. {Tammies}.
     1. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often
        highly glazed, -- used for curtains, sieves, strainers,
        etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. A sieve, or strainer, made of this material; a tamis.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tammy
       n 1: plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton
            used especially formerly for linings and garments and
            curtains
       2: a woolen cap of Scottish origin [syn: {tam}, {tam-o'-shanter}]
       [also: {tammied}]