All 3 Uses of
specimen
in
Emma
- At Hartfield, you have had very good specimens of well educated, well bred men.†
Chpt 1.3-4 *
- Is not this room rich in specimens of your landscapes and flowers; and has not Mrs. Weston some inimitable figure-pieces in her drawing-room, at Randalls?†
Chpt 1.5-6
- "If we were in the other room," said Emma, "if I had my writing-desk, I am sure I could produce a specimen.†
Chpt 2.15-16
Definition:
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(specimen) an example thought to represent its type; or a bit of tissue, blood, or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes