What is examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine. [Obs.] This can not be, by no assay of reason. Shak called?
assay — Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine. [Obs.] This can not be, by no assay of reason. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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