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tempse

tempse is the alternative form of temse.

Meaning of temse

Noun

temse (plural temses)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A sieve.
    • Stone your apricots , coddle them , and rub them through a temse1777, Elizabeth Marshall, The Young Ladies' Guide in the Art of Cookery

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Questions about tempse

What is tempse the alternative form of?
Tempse is the alternative form of temse.

Words near tempse in the dictionary

  1. tempre
  2. tempres
  3. temps
  4. TEMPSC
  5. TEMPSCs
  6. tempse
  7. Tempsford
  8. tempt
  9. tempt fate
  10. temptability
  11. temptable

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