What is tested purity or value. [Obs.] With gold and pearl of rich assay. Spenser called?
assay — Tested purity or value. [Obs.] With gold and pearl of rich assay. Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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