Sieve

siv, n. A utensil for separating the fine part of any pulverized or fine substance from the coarse; a kind of coarse basket. [AS. sife, D. zee/, zift, a sieve, prob. orig. made of rushes, and Ic. sef, Dan. siv, a rush.] — Sift, v. To separate by a sieve (the fine part of a substance from the coarse); to separate or part as if by a sieve; to separate the good or bad of; to analyze, scrutinize. [AS. si/tan, D. ziften.] — Sift'er, n. One who, or that which, etc.; a sieve. Sigh, v. [sighed (sld), sighing.] To make a deep single respiration, esp. as the result or involuntary expre ion of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, etc. to lament, grieve; to make a sound like sighing.— v. To utter sighs over, lament or mourn over; to expre by sighs. — n. A single deep respiration; a long breath a manifestation of grief or sorrow. [Prob. onomat.; AS. sic an, to sigh; perh. sick.] — Sigb/er, n. Sight, n. Act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; power of seeing; faculty of vision; state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; region which the eye at one time surveys thing seen; spectacle; show; something worth seeing; inspection examination instrument of seeing the eye; a small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which the direction settled or ascertained; a piece of metal near the muzzle, or another near the breech, of a fire-arm, to guide the eye — in taking aim; a great number, quantity, or sum. v. To get sight of, see; to look at through a sight, see accurately. {Mil.) To give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight. — To obtain a distinct view. {Mil.) To fake aim by a sight, take sight. [AS. siht, gesiht, sight (n.), seon (p. p. segen, gesegen), to see, q. v.] — Sightle , a. Wanting sight; blind; offensive or unpleasing to the e3 e; unsightly.— Sight'ly, a. Open to sight; conspicuous; pleasing to the sight: comely. — Sight'line , n. — Sight'-see'ing, a. Given to seeing sights; eager for novelties or curiosities. Sigmoid, sig, moid,-moid, a. Curved in 2 directions, like the letter S. [Gr. sigmoeides, sigma (=E. S) and eidos, form.]