Temse \Temse\, n. [F. tamis, or D. tems, teems. Cf. Tamine.]

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.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)