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colander

[ kuhl-uhn-der, kol- ]

noun

  1. a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.


colander

/ 藞k蕦l-; 藞k蓲l蓹nd蓹 /

noun

  1. a pan with a perforated bottom for straining or rinsing foods
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of colander1

1400鈥50; late Middle English colyndore, perhaps (with nasalization) < Old Proven莽al colador < Medieval Latin 肠艒濒腻迟艒谤颈耻尘, equivalent to Latin 肠艒濒腻(谤别) 鈥渢o strain鈥 (verbal derivative of 肠艒濒耻尘 strainer) + -迟艒谤颈耻尘 -tory 2
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of colander1

C14 colyndore, probably from Old Proven莽al colador, via Medieval Latin, from Late Latin 肠艒濒腻谤别 to filter, from Latin 肠艒濒耻尘 sieve
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Using a colander or other method of choice, shake off excess flour-cornmeal before lowering okra into hot oil.

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If you don't have access to eclipse glasses, you can create a simple pinhole camera with just two sheets of cardboard or even use a colander to project the Sun's image safely onto the ground.

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Farther to the east, at one point it seemed as if the Mojave Desert was as hole-pocked as a colander.

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Water flows through this rock as it does through a colander in your kitchen sink.

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Holding up a colander can also project the partial eclipse onto the ground, as can looking at sunlight dappling through a tree鈥檚 leaves, or through your fingers aligned perpendicularly.

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