| Filter (filter) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Fil"ter |
| [F. filtre, the
same word as feutre felt, LL. filtrum, feltrum,
felt, fulled wool, this being used for straining liquors. See
Feuter.] |
Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or
charcoal, through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse
it from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber or
device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a similar device
for purifying air.
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| Filter (filter) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Fil"ter |
|
To purify or
defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing it to pass through a
filter.
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| Filter (filter) |
|---|
| v. i. | |
|---|
| Fil"ter |
|
To pass through a
filter] to percolate.
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