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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[OF.

ensample

essample

, F.

exemple

. See

An example; a pattern or model for imitation.

[Obs.]

Tyndale.

Being

ensamples

to the flock.

1 Pet. v. 3.

Verb.

To exemplify, to show by example.

[Obs.]

Spenser.

Noun.

[ L. exemplum.] An example; a pattern or model for imitation.

Being ensamples to the flock. 1 Pet.5.

Verb.

To exemplify; to shew by example. This word is seldom used, either as a noun or a verb. [See Example.]