Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sieve
Sieve
sieve
n. & v. --n. a utensil having a perforated or meshed bottom for separating solids or coarse material from liquids or fine particles, or for reducing a soft solid to a fine pulp. --v.tr. 1 put through or sift with a sieve. 2 examine (evidence etc.) to select or separate. Phrases and idioms head like a sieve colloq. a memory that retains little. Derivatives sievelike adj. Etymology: OE sife f. WG
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English sive, from Old English sife; akin to Old High German sib ~ Date: before 12th century a device with meshes or perforations through which finer particles of a mixture (as of ashes, flour, or sand) of various sizes may be passed to separate them from coarser ones, through which the liquid may be drained from liquid-containing material, or through which soft materials may be forced for reduction to fine particles, II. verb (~d; sieving) Date: 15th century sift ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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