Sam"ple (?), n. [OE. sample,
asaumple, OF. essample, example, fr. L.
exemplum. See Example, and cf. Ensample,
Sampler.] 1. Example; pattern.
[Obs.] Spenser. "A sample to the youngest."
Shak.
Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight
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, v. 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, cloths.
Sam"ple (?), n. [OE. sample,
asaumple, OF. essample, example, fr. L.
exemplum. See Example, and cf. Ensample,
Sampler.] 1. Example; pattern.
[Obs.] Spenser. "A sample to the youngest."
Shak.
Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight
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, v. 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, cloths.
