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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

/ ˈkʌl-; ˈkɒləndə /

noun

  1. a pan with a perforated bottom for straining or rinsing foods
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of colander1

1400–50; late Middle English colyndore, perhaps (with nasalization) < Old Provençal colador < Medieval Latin ōōܳ, equivalent to Latin ō() “to strain” (verbal derivative of ōܳ strainer) + -ōܳ -tory 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of colander1

C14 colyndore, probably from Old Provençal colador, via Medieval Latin, from Late Latin ō to filter, from Latin ōܳ 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’s leaves, or through your fingers aligned perpendicularly.

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