Also written cearse n.Dev. ; searse Glo. Ken.'°; and in forms cirse Nhb.'; sarce Glo.; sarch Shr.'; sarse Nhb.'; search Shr.' Glo. Hmp. ; searge Cor.° ; serce Yks. ; serch Bdf. ; serge Dev. Cor.^ ; sei'se Glo.; ses Nhb.'; sierce Glo. Cor. 1. sb. A fine sieve, used for van purposes ; see below ; a st
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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(UK, obsolete, dialect) A wick made from this plant.