All 3 Uses of
specimen
in
Howards End
- Margaret thought so, and feared that good Aunt Juley and Frieda were typical specimens of it.†
Part 7 *specimens = examples regarded as typical of their class
- While they talked, she went through a volume of specimen cards, and submitted one for Mrs. Wilcox's inspection.†
Part 10specimen = an example regarded as typical of its class
- A woman of undefinable rarity was going up heavenward, like a specimen in a bottle.†
Part 10
Definition:
an example thought to represent its type; or a bit of tissue, blood, or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes