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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Assay \As*say"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assayed}; p. pr & vb n. {Assaying}.] [OF. asaier essaier F. essayer, fr essai. See {Assay}, n., {Essay}, v.] 1. To try to attempt; to apply. [Obs. or Archaic] To-night let us assay our plot. --Shak. Soft words to his fierce passion she assayed. --Milton. 2. To affect. [Obs.] When the heart is ill assayed. --Spenser. 3. To try tasting, as food or drink. [Obs.] 4. To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it or to ascertain its composition. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Assaying \As*say"ing\, n. The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal.
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