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tamis

/tam-ee, -is/US // ˈtæm i, -ɪs //UK // (ˈtæmɪ, -ɪs) //

塔米斯,塔米士,塔米人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tam·ises [tam-eez, -uh-siz]. /ˈtæm iz, -ə sɪz/.

    • : a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.

Examples

  • Some tops of sprue grass may be boiled in a little stock till tender, and rubbed through a tamis.

  • Rub the whole through a tamis, or hair-sieve; put it in the pot.

  • They can now be strained through a hair sieve, but, still better, they can be squeezed dry in a tamis cloth.

  • After two hours pass it twice slowly through a tamis so as to get the sauce very smooth.

  • The above, rubbed through a tamis, or fine sieve, will be entitled to be called “cucumber sauce.”

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