מְשַׁמֶּרֶת f. (שָׁמַר Pa.) filter, strainer. Sabb. XX, 1 you may suspend (spread out) a strainer &c. Y. Ter. VIII, 45ᵈ המ׳ של יין a strainer filled with wine; a. fr.—Trnsf. Ab. V, 15 מ׳ a scholar retaining what is useless and discarding the useful knowledge.
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מְשַׁמֶּרֶת f. (שָׁמַר Pa .) filter, strainer . Sabb. XX, 1 you may suspend (spread out) a strainer &c. Y. Ter. VIII, 45ᵈ המ׳ של יין a strainer…
References
- Mishnah Shabbat 20:1
- Jerusalem Talmud Terumot 8:3:19
- Pirkei Avot 5:15
- Jastrow, מ׳ 1