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SIEVE (O.E. sife, older sibi, cf. Dutch zeef, Ger. Sieb; from the subst. comes O.E. siftan, to sift)

This article appears in Volume V25, Page 57 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: SHA-SIV
SIEVE (O.E. sife, older sibi, cf. Dutch zeef, Ger. Sieb; from the subst. comes O.E. siftan, to sift) , an
instrument
  or apparatus for separating finer particles from coarser. The common sieve is a net of wires or other material stretched across a
frame
 -
work
  with raised edges; the material to be sifted is then shaken or pressed upon the net so that the finer particles pass through the mesh and the coarser remain. The word " screen " is usually applied to such
instruments
  with large mesh for coarse
work
 , and " strainer " for those used in the separation of liquids or semi-liquids from solid matter. In the separation of
meal
  from bran " bolting-clothes " are used. There was an early form of divination known as coscinomancy (Gr. Kb0Kavov, sieve, pavreta, divination), where a sieve was hung or attached to a pair of
shears
 , whence the name sometimes given to it of " sieve and
shears
  "; the turning or
movement
  of the sieve at the naming of a person suspected of a crime or other act, coupled with the repetition of an incantation or other magic
formula
 , decided the guilt or innocence of the person.


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