0 a kitchen utensil with a lot of holes in it for separating liquid from solid:
a tea strainer
1 a kitchen utensil with a lot of holes in it for separating a liquid from solid pieces:
For one group of their descendants, the magic strainer through which longsuffering language is to be poured is the supposedly sociopolitical criterion of 'sexism'.
Is it meant to be a strainer through which the pupils have to pass in order to go from one step in education to a higher step?
Strainer bars are fixed to one another with wood glue, nails or staples, often in conjunction.
In the colonies, teas were served with silver strainers, fine porcelain cups and pots and exquisite tea caddies.
Now, take an old spaghetti strainer and put all the wet lift powder into it and squeeze it out onto a paper plate.
Using a tea strainer separates the leaves from the water at the end of the brewing time if a tea bag is not being used.
By using a tea strainer in this way, the same leaves can be used to brew multiple cups.
As the leaves themselves may be distasteful, it is usual to filter them out with a tea strainer.