All 3 Uses of
assay
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- This cannot be, By no assay of reason: 'tis a pageant To keep us in false gaze.†
Scene 1.3 *
- Come on, assay—There's one gone to the harbor?†
Scene 2.1
- Now, by heaven, My blood begins my safer guides to rule; And passion, having my best judgement collied, Assays to lead the way.†
Scene 2.3assays = analyzes; or results of various analysis
Definition:
analysis or the results of an analysis -- especially to determine the quantity of an ore (such as gold) in rock or of a chemical substance such as a protein in a tumor