Definition of assay

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

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Misassay :: Misassay (v. t.) To assay, or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully..
Hall-mark :: Hall-mark (n.) The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers..
Condition :: Condition (n.) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains)..
Assayer :: 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..
Sayman :: Sayman (n.) One who assays.
Assay :: 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..
Docimology :: Docimology (n.) A treatise on the art of testing, as in assaying metals, etc..
Assay :: Assay (v.) To affect.
Assayed :: Assayed (imp. & p. p.) of Assa.
Assay :: Assay (n.) The alloy or metal to be assayed.
Assay :: Assay (n.) Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
Hydrometallurgy :: Hydrometallurgy (n.) The art or process of assaying or reducing ores by means of liquid reagents.
Saymaster :: Saymaster (n.) A master of assay; one who tries or proves.
Assay :: Assay (n.) Tested purity or value.
Assay :: Assay (v.) To try; to attempt; to apply.
Essay :: Essay (n.) An assay. See Assay, n..
Say :: Say (n.) Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.
Assay :: Assay (n.) Trial; attempt; essay.
Attempt :: Attempt (v. t.) To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight..
Assay :: Assay (v.) To try tasting, as food or drink..
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