01 n. A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a vessel, usual…
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1.
A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in meshes.
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2.
A kind of coarse basket.
Phrases & compounds
Sieve cells —
cribriform cells. See under Cribriform.