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sieve |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sieve \Sieve\, n. [OE. sive, AS sife; akin to D. zeef, zift, OHG. sib, G. sieb. [root]151a. Cf {Sift}.] 1. A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other It consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like woven in meshes. ``In a sieve thrown and sifted.'' --Chaucer. 2. A kind of coarse basket. --Simmonds. {Sieve cells} (Bot.), cribriform cells. See under {Cribriform}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sieve n : a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles [syn: {screen}] v 1: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: {screen}, {screen out}, {sort}] 2: separate by sifting, as of flour; also used for information [syn: {sift}, {strain}]
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