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sampler(1) (iou)



sampler noun1. ME.
[Aphet. from Old French essamplaire var. of essemplaire, exemplaire EXEMPLAR noun.]
An example to be imitated; a model; an original from which a copy may be taken. ME-L17.
An illustrative or typical example; a representation, a symbol. ME-L17.
A beginner's exercise in embroidery; a piece of embroidery worked in various stitches as a specimen of skill, usu. containing the alphabet and some mottos, and often displayed on a wall etc. E16.
Rachel Anderson A needlepoint sampler, the letters picked out in..cross stitch.
Forestry. A young tree left standing when others are cut down. Usu. in pl. M17.
A relatively small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like. Cf. SAMPLE noun 3. E19.
b. A thing which contains a sample; a collection of representative items; spec. a usu. promotional recording of examples of a performer, type of music, etc. Chiefly US. M20.
Melody Maker Jazz releases from A & M Records commencing..with a jazz sampler.
samplery noun the making of samplers E17.