tamis

[F., a kind of sieve.]

1. A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth.

2. The cloth itself; tammy.

Tamis bird (Zoöl.), a Guinea fowl.

[TAM-ee; tam-EE; TAM-ihs] Also called tammycloth, a tamis is a worsted-cloth strainer used to strain liquid mixtures such as sauces.