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sieve

1. sieve \'siv\ n [ME sive, fr. OE sife; akin to OHG sib sieve, Serb 
   si'p]iti to drizzle : a device with meshes or perforations through which 
   finer particles of a  mixture (as of ashes, flour, or sand) of various 
   sixes are passed to separate them from coarser ones, through wch the liquid 
   is drained from liquid-containing material, or through which soft materials 
   are forced for reduction to fine particles
2. sieve vb : SIFT