Sample
(Sam"ple) n. [OE. sample, asaumple, OF. essample, example, fr. L. exemplum. See Example,
and cf. Ensample, Sampler.]
1. Example; pattern. [Obs.] Spenser. "A sample to the youngest." Shak.
Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight
His sample followed.
Fairfax. 2. 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. Syn. — Specimen; example. See Specimen.
Sample
(Sam"ple), v. t.
1. To make or show something similar to; to match. Bp. Hall.
2. To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths.
Sampler
(Sam"pler) n. [See Exampler, Exemplar.]
1. One who makes up samples for inspection; one who examines samples, or by samples; as, a wool
sampler.
2. A pattern; a specimen; especially, a collection of needlework patterns, as letters, borders, etc., to be
used as samples, or to display the skill of the worker.
Susie dear, bring your sampler and Mrs. Schumann will show you how to make that W you bothered
over.
E. E. Hale. Samshoo
(||Sam"shoo, Sam"shu) n. [Chinese san-shao thrice fired.] A spirituous liquor distilled by
the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure. S. W. Williams.
Samson
(Sam"son) n. An Israelite of Bible record distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of
extraordinary physical strength.
