Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a craftsman producing sieves
English answer:
sievewright
Added to glossary by
allp
Sep 1, 2006 20:08
17 yrs ago
English term
a craftsman producing sieves
English
Other
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
manufacturing of sieves
in the 17th century - is there any proper name for his craft and his workshop? I can't find anything...
Responses
| 4 | sievewright |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 +1 | seive maker |
jccantrell
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| 3 | sievesmith |
Brett Richards, B.S., M.B.A.
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| 2 | a sieve-maker |
Olga Layer
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sievewright
I think this goes back furthest of all; it is from the same root as Cartwright, Wheelwright and other "wrights" also used as surnames in England.
Note from asker:
| I found some confirmation to what you're saying: The surname SIVEYER was applied to a sievewright or maker of sieves which were utensils having meshed or perforated openings used to strain solids from ... www.siveyer.com/siveyer_name.html generally rendered (the miller's) 'sifter,' but more correctly translated 'sievewright.' " A maker of. sieves. (From Black, The Surnames of Scotland) ... www.scotsfind.org/glossary_access/glossary.pdf Thanks, David! |
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Comment: "Thanks :)"
12 mins
Olga Layer
Specializes in field
Accuracy above all!
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to English, and 3 more.
a sieve-maker
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13 mins
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
seive maker
What they called them in the USA in 1890. See the link.
Peer comment(s):
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PAS
: surely your fingers betrayed you - sIEve ;-)// it's like that in the link also!
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Of course, when 'c' you spy, put 'e' before 'i'!
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Brett Richards, B.S., M.B.A.
: (LOL) - for PAS: science, efficient, ancient, glacier, prophecies, society, fanciest, sufficient, spicier, legacies, juciest, et cetera... Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis! ;)
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Brett Richards, B.S., M.B.A.
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
United States
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Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
sievesmith
Sievesmith is like the word "silversmith," as in the famous American "silversmith" Paul Revere. (He was a silversmith by trade when the American Revolution broke out.)
Sievesmith is a last name in English, and most English last names ending in "-smith" originated from what the people called the tradesmen.
It will depend upon your personal choice of style.
Sievesmith is a last name in English, and most English last names ending in "-smith" originated from what the people called the tradesmen.
It will depend upon your personal choice of style.
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