2. Verb. (third-person singular of sieve) ¹
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Definition of Sieves
1. sieve [v] - See also: sieve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sieves
Literary usage of Sieves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text Book of Ore Dressing by Robert Hallowell Richards, Earl Smith Bardwell, Edwin G. Goodwin (1909)
"The head sieves, of 10 mesh, 20 wire, and 2.75 inches deep, have a life of 405 days.
The middle and tail sieves, of 12 mesh, 21 wire, and 2.75 inches deep, ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"With a view to the adoption of a series of standard testing sieves which ...
Manufacturers of sieves have also been consulted as to the desirability of ..."
3. Ore Dressing by Robert Hallowell Richards (1903)
"There are two reasons for limiting the length of a single sieve, that is, for
using two or more short sieves in place of one long one, which are of as much ..."
4. Ore Dressing by Robert Hallowell Richards (1906)
"LENGTH OF sieves.—In regard to the lengths of the sieves as given in the summary
in Table 287, there is a decrease from coarse to fine. ..."
5. The Popular Science Monthly (1873)
"11 shows the sieves used. The whole nest of four is used at once. ... There is
to be no turning round of the sieves, as that would break or bruise some of ..."
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