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noun
A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Someone whose job is to take samples.
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noun
A device that takes samples.
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noun
An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A representative selection of a larger group.
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noun
a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: embroidery, fancywork
noun
an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sampling station
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Broader terms: observation station
noun
an assortment of various samples
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
noun
someone who samples food or drink for its quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: taster, taste tester, taste-tester
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Broader terms: critic
Narrower terms: wine taster
History
From Old French essamplaire, from Latin exemplāris. Doublet of exemplar.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Proto-Indo-European *h1em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h1émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin eximō Latin exemplumbor. Old French essainplebor. Middle English saumple English sample English -er English sampler From sample + -er.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
