Definition of "assaying" []

• Present participle of assay. (verb)
• A trial by assay. (noun)

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• "Neurath gives attention to the topic of "corroborating and supporting hypotheses" (25 ff.) -- what he refers to as "assaying" the statement (19)."
• "To mining men the word "assaying" conveys a sufficiently clear meaning, but it is difficult to define."
• "An unnamed Dutch auditor assaying Rembrandt's possessions during the painter's later bankruptcy notated one of these panels as "Head of Christ, From Life," and the curators use this note as an evocative departure point for the exhibit."