sampler
Origin of sampler
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How to use sampler in a sentence
She hid away with her pupils in the bare school-room in the west wing, and taught them to spell and write and work samplers.
A Lady of Quality | Frances Hodgson BurnettLittle she cared to work samplers, or peacocks in pretty wools, tho' in some way she found the time to learn the spinet.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston ChurchillThe Dutch samplers might, as a rule, be described as patchy.
Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries | Marcus Bourne HuishThere is seldom much arrangement in the earlier German samplers.
Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries | Marcus Bourne HuishThis supposition is in a way supported by an examination of samplers.
Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries | Marcus Bourne Huish
British Dictionary definitions for sampler
/ (ˈsɑːmplə) /
a person who takes samples
a piece of embroidery executed as an example of the embroiderer's skill in using a variety of stitches: often incorporating numbers, letters, and the name and age of the embroiderer in a decorative panel
music a piece of electronic equipment used for sampling
a recording comprising a collection of tracks from other albums, intended to stimulate interest in the featured products
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