assay vs nutmeg

assay

verb
  • To try tasting, as food or drink. 

  • To affect. 

  • To analyze or estimate the composition or value of (a metal, ore etc.). 

  • To attempt (something). 

noun
  • Tested purity or value. 

  • Trial, attempt. 

  • The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something. 

  • The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin. 

  • The alloy or metal to be assayed. 

  • Examination and determination; test. 

  • Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried. 

nutmeg

verb
  • To flavour with nutmeg. 

  • To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent). 

noun
  • A grey-brown colour. 

  • The powdered seed, ready for use. 

  • The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent. 

  • An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds. 

  • A whole nutmeg seed. 

  • A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere. 

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