COLANDER, noun A vessel with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquors. In America, this name is given, I believe, exclusively to a vessel of tin, or other metal. In Great Britain, the name is given to vessels, like sieves, made with hair, osiers or twigs.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.