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Definition of Colanders
1. colander [n] - See also: colander
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colanders
Literary usage of Colanders
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Archeological Explorations in Northeastern Arizona by Alfred Vincent Kidder, Samuel James Guernsey (1919)
"colanders are little vessels, usually not more than 6 inches in diameter by 3
inches high; their bottoms are pierced by a number of small holes, ..."
2. The Metallic Alloys: A Practical Guide for the Manufacture of All Kinds of by Alfred Krupp, Andreas Wildberger, William Theodore Brannt (1888)
"The colanders arc hollow hemispheres of sheet-iron, the holes in them differing
according to the size of the shot. They must be at a distance of at least ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"The holes in the colanders vary in size according to the denomination of the
shot, No. ... The colanders are iron hemispheres, 10 inches in diameter, ..."
4. The London Journal of Arts and Sciences by William Newton (1821)
"The potatoes are put into copper colanders, which are perforated with holes in
every direction except the top ; these colanders fit into a copper case, ..."
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