strainer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

From Middle English strener, streynour, strenyour, equivalent to strain + -er.

To pass through; as, a filter or strainer. — Orthography : $b as outlined in the state course of study for Illinois : seventh and eighth years, Elmer W. (Elmer Warren) Cavins
I owed him twenty-five pounds of paper rags, for a new strainer. — Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete, Marietta Holley
Those pearls staying in the strainers with twenty to eighty holes are in the first order. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

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