Sarse

n. [Fr. sas, a sieve, bolt, O. Fr. saas, Sp. cedazo, It. staccio, L. Lat. sedatium, sitacium, from Lat. seta, a thick, stiff hair.] A fine sieve;—usually written searce or searse. [Obs.]

v. t. [From the noun.] [Fr. sasser.] To sift through a sarse. [Obs.]