assaying

We have found lemma(root) word of assaying : assay.

Definitions


[ˈaseɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality
(e.g: submission of plate for assay)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the general sense ‘testing, or a test of, the merit of someone or something’): from Old French assai (noun), assaier (verb), variant of essai ‘trial’, essayer ‘to try’ (see essay)


[ˈaseɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- determine the content or quality of (a metal or ore)
(e.g: the man who assayed gold was more than a technician)

- attempt
(e.g: I assayed a little joke of mine on him)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the general sense ‘testing, or a test of, the merit of someone or something’): from Old French assai (noun), assaier (verb), variant of essai ‘trial’, essayer ‘to try’ (see essay)




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