temse
nounEtymology 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.
- Stone your apricots , coddle them , and rub them through a temse1777, Elizabeth Marshall, The Young Ladies' Guide in the Art of Cookery:
- Derived terms
- temse bread, temsed bread, temse loaf