tammy

2 definitions found

tammy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

tammy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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, tammy]