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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
temse (third-person singular simple present temses, present participle temsing, simple past and past participle temsed)
Noun[edit]
temse (plural temses)
- (UK, obsolete or dialectal) A sieve.
- 1777, Elizabeth Marshall, The Young Ladies' Guide in the Art of Cookery:
- Stone your apricots , coddle them , and rub them through a temse
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “temse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Middle English[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old English *temes, from Proto-West Germanic *tamisu, of unclear origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
temse
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “temse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
temse
- Alternative form of temsen
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