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Tam vs Tay - What's the difference?

tam | tay |

As nouns the difference between tam and tay

is that tam is a tam o'shanter, a tall knit wool cap traditionally associated with Scotland while tay is the outer membrane of the brain.

As an abbreviation TAM

is tamaulipas, a state of Mexico.

As a proper noun Tay is

a township in Ontario, Canada.

tam

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tam o'shanter, a tall knit wool cap traditionally associated with Scotland.
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=July 1, author=Bryan Miller, title=A Gathering of Scots, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Despite the blaze of sunshine, woolens were everywhere: tams , kilts, socks drawn up to knobby knees. }}

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    tay

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) The outer membrane of the brain.
  • *, Bk.XXI, Ch.4:
  • *:ryght so he smote hys fadir, Kynge Arthure, with hys swerde holdynge in both hys hondys, uppon the syde of the hede, that the swerde perced the helmet and the tay of the brayne.
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