| Essay (essay) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Es"say |
| ; pl.
Essays (#). [F. essai, fr. L. exagium
a weighing, weight, balance; ex out + agere to drive,
do; cf. examen, exagmen, a means of weighing, a
weighing, the tongue of a balance, |
An effort made, or exertion of
body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as,
to make an essay to benefit a friend.
A composition treating of
any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a
formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and
writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on
commerce.
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| Essay (essay) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Es*say" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Essayed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Essaying.] [F. essayer. See Essay,
n.] |
To exert one's power or
faculties upon] to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to
endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try.
To test the value and purity of (metals);
to assay. See Assay.
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