2. Verb. (past of sift) ¹
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Definition of Sifted
1. sift [v] - See also: sift
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sifted
Literary usage of Sifted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Historical Review by American Historical Association (1901)
"God sifted a whole Nation that He might send choice Grain over into this Wilderness,"
said William Stoughton in the election sermon preached according to ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... Paris, 1783-4), the material contained in all the ancient annals and more
recent publications is methodically arranged and critically sifted. ..."
3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"Bread made of wheat, ground and not sifted. MRAL-KAIL, ». Hasty pudding.
MEAL-MOUTHED, adj. Delicate mouthed. MEALS,«. Mould; soil. North. MEAL-SEED, s. ..."
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