Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.]