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temse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɛms/
• /tɛmz/

Etymology

From Middle English temse (“a sieve”) and temsen (“to sieve”), both from Old English temsian, temesian (“to sieve; strain; sift”). Compare also French tamis, Dutch teems, North Frisian tems, Danish dialectal tems (“sieve”), German dialectal Zims (“sieve”). Compare also tamine. Doublet of tamis.

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A sieve.
   • Stone your apricots , coddle them , and rub them through a temse 1777, Elizabeth Marshall, The Young Ladies' Guide in the Art of Cookery:

Forms

Deriveds

temse bread · temse loaf · temsed bread

temse en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /tɛms/
• /tɛmz/

Etymology

From Middle English temse (“a sieve”) and temsen (“to sieve”), both from Old English temsian, temesian (“to sieve; strain; sift”). Compare also French tamis, Dutch teems, North Frisian tems, Danish dialectal tems (“sieve”), German dialectal Zims (“sieve”). Compare also tamine. Doublet of tamis.

Meanings

1. (dialectal, obsolete) To sift.

Forms