sieved

Variant of sieve

sieve definition

sieve (siv)

noun

a utensil having many small meshed or perforated openings, used to strain solids from liquids, to separate fine particles of loose matter from coarser ones, etc.; sifter; strainer

Etymology: ME sive < OE sife, akin to Ger sieb < IE base *seip-, to drip > seep

transitive verb, intransitive verb sieved, sieving siev′·ing

to put or pass through a sieve; sift

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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