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colander
[ kuhl-uhn-der, kol- ]
noun
- a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
colander
/ ˈkʌl-; ˈkɒləndə /
noun
- a pan with a perforated bottom for straining or rinsing foods
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of colander1
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Using a colander or other method of choice, shake off excess flour-cornmeal before lowering okra into hot oil.
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.
Farther to the east, at one point it seemed as if the Mojave Desert was as hole-pocked as a colander.
Water flows through this rock as it does through a colander in your kitchen sink.
Holding up a colander can also project the partial eclipse onto the ground, as can looking at sunlight dappling through a tree’s leaves, or through your fingers aligned perpendicularly.
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