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ensampler|ɛnˈsɑːmplə(r), -ˈsæm-|
Forms: 4 ensamplaire, 4–5 ensaumpler.
[ad. OFr. essamplaire:—L. exemplārium, f. exemplum example. Cf. exemplar n.]
a. A copy, pattern.
b. A ‘copy’ of a book.
c1374Chaucer Boeth. iii. ix. 87 Þou drawest alle þinges of þi souereyne ensampler. 1388Wyclif Joshua Prol., Men of my language, the whiche oure ensaumpleris deliten. c1449Pecock Repr. iii. xix. 412 Thei ouȝten be ensaumplers of moral vertues. |
