siftings
Origin of siftings
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How to use siftings in a sentence
When the scoriæ are viscid, the quantity of siftings must be diminished; but if thin, they must be increased.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreSow broadcast, cover with siftings just deep enough to hide the seed, and close the frame.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and SonsThese last may be considered the siftings of the smaller planets, and the first the refuse of the Saturnian system.
Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms | T. BassnettSowens, a dish made by steeping, fermenting, and then boiling the husks or siftings of oats in water.
The second, B, C, is occupied with two successive siftings and the milling.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for siftings
/ (ˈsɪftɪŋz) /
material or particles separated out by or as if by a sieve
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