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temse

verb
/tɛms/

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.

  1. inherited from temsian
  2. inherited from temse — “a sieve”

Definitions

  1. To sift.

  2. A sieve.

    • Stone your apricots , coddle them , and rub them through a temse

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA