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| sieve [ siv ] |
noun (plural sieves) |
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meshed utensil: a utensil consisting of a round frame surrounding a mesh and used to separate solids from liquids or large particles from small particles, or to purée foods
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transitive verb (past and past participle sieved, present participle siev·ing, 3rd person present singular sieves) |
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put something through sieve: to pass something through a sieve
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| [ Old English sife< Germanic] |
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