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(1):

(n.) Trial; attempt; essay.

(2):

(n.) Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine.

(3):

(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.

(4):

(n.) Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.

(5):

(n.) Tested purity or value.

(6):

(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.

(7):

(n.) The alloy or metal to be assayed.

(8):

(v. i.) To attempt, try, or endeavor.

(9):

(v.) To try; to attempt; to apply.

(10):

(v.) To affect.

(11):

(v.) To try tasting, as food or drink.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Assay'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/assay.html. 1828.
 
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