English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Assaulted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Assault
Assaulter
(n.)
One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant.
Assaulting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Assault
Assay
(v.)
To affect.
Assay
(n.)
Trial; attempt; essay.
Assay
(n.)
Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread
or wine.
Assay
(n.)
Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship;
state of being tried.
Assay
(n.)
Tested purity or value.
Assay
(n.)
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.
Assay
(n.)
The alloy or metal to be assayed.
Assay
(v.)
To try; to attempt; to apply.
Assay
(v.)
To try tasting, as food or drink.
Assay
(v.)
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.
Assay
(v. i.)
To attempt, try, or endeavor.
Assayable
(a.)
That may be assayed.
Assayed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Assay
Assayer
(n.)
One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic
ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any
particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver.
Assaying
(n.)
The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or
examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal.
Assaying
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Assay
Asse
(n.)
A small foxlike animal (Vulpes cama) of South Africa, valued
for its fur.