All 7 Uses of
specimen
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'Would you do me the favour to look at a few specimens of my portrait painting?'†
Chpt 3 *
- Such was the posture of affairs when Mr Mantalini hurried in; and as that distinguished specimen had had a pretty extensive intercourse with Mr Scaley's fraternity in his bachelor days, and was, besides, very far from being taken by surprise on the present agitating occasion, he merely shrugged his shoulders, thrust his hands down to the bottom of his pockets, elevated his eyebrows, whistled a bar or two, swore an oath or two, and, sitting astride upon a chair, put the best face upon…†
Chpt 21
- 'If it be flattery to admire your charms and accomplishments,' rejoined Nicholas, laying his hand upon the scrapbook, 'you have better specimens of it here.'†
Chpt 24
- 'Fine women, sir!' replied the collector; 'ay! not so fine as Henrietta Petowker, for she is an uncommon specimen, but such women as don't fall into every man's way, I can tell you.†
Chpt 25
- The walls were ornamented with the choicest specimens of French paper, enriched with a gilded cornice of elegant design.†
Chpt 32
- What do you think of him, sir, for a specimen of the Dotheboys Hall feeding?†
Chpt 34
- There were two persons present, however, who, as peculiarly good specimens of a class, deserve a passing notice.†
Chpt 50
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