siftings

American  

[sif-tingz] / ˈsɪf tɪŋz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. something sifted.

   siftings of flour.

2. something that is separated by sifting.

   to discard the siftings.

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siftings British  

/ ˈsɪftɪŋz /

plural noun

1. material or particles separated out by or as if by a sieve

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Etymology

Origin of siftings

First recorded in 1590–1600; sift + -ing ¹ + -s ³

Example Sentences

Her monologues were not stunts but acute siftings of men and women as social beings.

From Time Magazine Archive

What remains for the Quennell corps are mostly second siftings, attractively presented, which reinforce the charm of the whole Proust legend.

From Time Magazine Archive

And then there are those that are amiable siftings through memory's scrapbook, in which the author recounts tales about people and places as if he were holding court over a few beers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The slide by which the grain was lowered into the ergastulum, the other slide by which the flour, coarse siftings and bran were hauled up, were similarly guarded.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas

In the former, grindstones were used, which often reached so great a degree of heat as to injure the flour; and repeated siftings gave the various grades.

From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen