What does "sample" mean?
Sample: 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. See Specimen.
Additional senses
- 2.To make or show something similar to; to match. Bp. Hall.
- 3.To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloth.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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