searce
1 of 2noun
ˈsərs
variants or less commonly search
-rch
plural searces also searches
archaic
: a fine sieve : strainer
searce
2 of 2transitive verb
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-ed/-ing/-s
archaic
: sift, bolt
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English saarce, sarche, from Middle French saas small sieve made of horsehair or bristles, from Medieval Latin setaceum, from Latin seta, saeta bristle
Transitive verb
Middle English sarcen, from saarce, sarche, noun
- bank fish
- bank gravel
- bank guarantee
- bank guaranty
- bank head
- bank holiday
- bank indicator
- bank kiln
- bank letter
- bank line
- bank loan
- bank machine
- bank martin
- bank money
- bank night
- bank of circulation
- bank of deposit
- bank of issue
- bank on
- bank on or upon
- bank paper
- bank pole
- bank rate
- bank run
- bank shot