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Saymaster :: Saymaster (n.) A master of assay; one who tries or proves.

Condition :: Condition (n.) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains)..

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

Prill :: Prill (n.) The button of metal from an assay.

Sayman :: Sayman (n.) One who assays.

Scorify :: Scorify (v. t.) To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a slag..

Assay :: Assay (v.) To affect.

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..

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

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..

Misassay :: Misassay (v. t.) To assay, or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully..

Essay :: Essay (n.) To test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See Assay.

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

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..

Assaying :: Assaying (n.) The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal..

Assay :: Assay (n.) Trial; attempt; essay.

Assaying :: Assaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assa.

Assayable :: Assayable (a.) That may be assayed.

Essay :: Essay (n.) An assay. See Assay, n..

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

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