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TAMMY (tammied)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tammy mean?
• TAMMY (noun)
The noun TAMMY has 2 senses:
1. plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
2. a woolen cap of Scottish origin
Familiarity information: TAMMY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tammy" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A woolen cap of Scottish origin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tam; tam-o'-shanter; tammy
Hypernyms ("tammy" is a kind of...):
cap (a tight-fitting headdress)
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