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ensample

[ en-sam-puh l ]

/ ɛnˈsæm pəl /

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noun Archaic.

example.

Origin of ensample

1200–50; Middle English < Old French, variant ( en- en-¹ replacing es-) of essample < Old French < Latin exemplum example

Words nearby ensample

enron, enroot, ens, ens., ensa, ensample, ensanguine, enschede, ensconce, enscroll, ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem

Example sentences from the Web for ensample

Nanna, Balder's wife, is the ensample of constancy; her name is maiden.

The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) |Charles Mills Gayley
By his demeanor Prometheus has become the ensample of magnanimous endurance, and of resistance to oppression.

The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) |Charles Mills Gayley
Will it please the Queen's grace to command an ensample of mine art?

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) |John Roby
From this ensample we may learn that it is not seemly to love, and tell.

French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France |Marie de France

Brethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them that so walk even as ye have us for an ensample.

Leaves of Life |Margaret Bird Steinmetz

British Dictionary definitions for ensample

ensample

/ (ɛnˈsɑːmpəl) /

noun

an archaic word for example