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sieve a device for separating lumps from powdered material, straining liquids, grading particles, etc., consisting of a container with a mesh or perforated bottom through which the material is shaken or poured sieve [siv] (engineering) A meshed or perforated device or sheet through which dry loose material is refined, liquid is strained, and soft solids are comminuted. A meshed sheet with apertures of uniform size used for sizing granular materials. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And, so saying, she set the girl down to spin yarn, and she gave the boy a sieve in which to carry water from the well, and she herself went out into the wood. At last, just as the sun went down, I saw the old master come out with a sieve in his hand. The proper season is when the weather is very dry; the special days are those when the moon is in the constellations of the Sieve, the Wall, the Wing or the Cross-bar; for these four are all days of rising wind. |
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