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Trial; attempt; essay. |
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Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread
or wine. |
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Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship;
state of being tried. |
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Tested purity or value. |
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The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a
particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of
the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin. |
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The alloy or metal to be assayed. |
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To try; to attempt; to apply. |
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To affect. |
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To try tasting, as food or drink. |
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To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to
chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount
of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition. |
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To attempt, try, or endeavor. |