noun
Meaning 1
A sieve; a strainer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
searce
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /sɑːs/
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Received-Pronunciation: /sɜːs/
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General-American: /sɑɹs/
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General-American: /sɚs/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)s
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rhymes with -ɜːs
verb
Meaning 2
To sift (through a sieve); to bolt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English sarse, probably from Anglo-Norman cerche, *cerce, from Late Latin *circa. Traditionally derived from Old French saas (Late Latin *saetāceus (pannus) (“(cloth) made of bristles”)), but this does not explain the -r- or the final -e of the Middle English form; intrusive -r- before /s/ is sometimes found in Middle English, but one would expect etymological r-less forms to appear alongside such forms.