Category:Temse

Temse, n. Etym: [f. tamis, or d. tems, teems. Cf. Tamine.]

Defn: a sieve. [written also tems, and tempse.] [prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Temse bread, temsed bread, temse loaf, bread made of flour Better sifted than common fluor. [prov. Eng.]