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SIEVELIKE

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sieve

  [siv] noun, verb, sieved, siev⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., esp. one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
2. a person who cannot keep a secret.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3. to put or force through a sieve; sift.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME sive, OE sife; c. D zeef, G Sieb; akin to sift

Related forms:
sievelike, adjective
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sieve 
O.E. sife "sieve," from P.Gmc. *sibi (cf. M.Du. seve, Du. zeef, O.H.G. sib, Ger. Sieb), of unknown origin. Related to sift. The verb is recorded from 1499. Sieve and shears formerly were used in divinations.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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