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
Origin:
ME sive < OE sife, akin to Ger sieb < IE base *seip-, to drip > seep
transitive verb, intransitive verb sieved, sieving
to put or pass through a sieve; sift