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Webster 1913 Edition
Sample
Sam′ple
,Noun.
1.
Example; pattern.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
“A sample to the youngest.” Shak.
Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight
His
His
sample
followed. Fairfax.
2.
A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen;
as, goods are often purchased by
. samples
I design this but for a
sample
of what I hope more fully to discuss. Woodward.
Syn. – Specimen; example. See
Specimen
. Sam′ple
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make or show something similar to; to match.
Bp. Hall.
2.
To take or to test a sample or samples of;
as, to
. sample
sugar, teas, wools, clothsWebster 1828 Edition
Sample
SAM'PLE
,Noun.
1.
A specimen; a part of any thing presented for inspection or intended to be shown, as evidence of the quality of the whole; as a sample of cloth or of wheat. Goods are often purchased in market by samples.I design this as a sample of what I hope more fully to discuss.
2.
Example; instance.SAM'PLE
,Verb.
T.