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palmar radiocarpal ligament (medicine) and assay(1) (iou)


palmar radiocarpal ligament (medicine)


palmar radiocarpal ligament
<anatomy> A strong ligament that passes from the distal end of the radius to the proximal row of carpal bones on the anterior surface of the wrist joint.

Synonym: ligamentum radiocarpale palmare.


assay(1) (iou)



assay noun. ME.
[Old French assai, -ay var. of essai ESSAY noun.]
I. Trial, testing.
The trial or testing of the virtue, Fitness, etc., of a person or thing. (Now only as fig. use of 2.) ME.
Shakespeare Measure for Measure He hath made an assay of her virtue to practise his judgment with the disposition of natures. J. Ruskin A great assay of the human soul.
The determination of the quality or purity of an ore or (esp. precious) metal; any (esp. biological) test to measure the content of a preparation. LME.
R. L. Stevenson Some rock pounded for assay. Lancet The identification and quantitative assay of specific antibodies in parasitic and infectious diseases.
b. A substance to be assayed. M19.
Tribulation, an affliction. LME-L17.
Milton My way must lie Through many a hard assay even to the death.
(An) experiment; experience. LME-M18.
Trevisa Schort witted men and litel of assay. L. Sterne 'Tis an assay upon human Nature.
The trial of Food, drink, or Other substances by taste. obsolete exc. Hist. LME.
cup of assay a small cup with which Wine was tasted before being served to a noble etc.
W. Prynne Hee made Dukes and Earles to serve him with Wine, with assay taken.
Trial of weights and measures etc. by legal standard. E17-M18.
II.
(Good) quality or character; standard of purity etc. arch. ME.
J. Gower That outward feignen youthe so And ben within of pouer assay. Spenser Gold and pearle of rich assay.
III.
An attempt, an endeavour; a tentative effort; one's best effort. arch. ME.
J. Gower He hath put all his assay To winne thing which he ne may get. Bunyan She and her companions made a fresh assay to go past them. A. Hecht Surely the mind in all its brave assays Must put much thinking by.
An assault, an attack. LME-E18.
Shakespeare Henry V Galling the gleaned land with hot assays.
Comb.: assay-master the master of an assay office; assay office an office for the assaying of metals, ores, etc.; spec. (with cap. initials) one authorized to award hallmarks on precious metal.