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Antonyms for sampler

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : sam-pler, sahm-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæm plər, ˈsɑm-

Definition of sampler

Origin :
  • "embroidery specimen by a beginner to show skill," 1520s, from sample (n.); earlier "pattern, model, example to be imitated" (early 14c.). The connecting notion is probably "piece of embroidery serving as a pattern to be copied, or to fix and retain the pattern." As "a collection of samples" from 1912.
  • As in illustrative : adj explanatory
  • As in pollster : noun polltaker
  • As in embroidery : noun fancy stitching
Example sentences :
  • But the room was empty; the lamp was turned down; the sampler was pushed aside.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • I can do that in a way at home over my sampler or my white seam.
  • Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
  • I thought of catamounts and bears; and then I thought of my sampler.
  • Extract from : « A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia » by Alice Turner Curtis
  • She ought to work a sampler and learn the letters to mark her own clothes.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • The decorative and the useful were evenly balanced in sampler making.
  • Extract from : « The Development of Embroidery in America » by Candace Wheeler
  • On the face of the sampler it will be noticed that lines have been drawn for the guidance of the worker.
  • Extract from : « Art in Needlework » by Lewis F. Day
  • The sampler is designed to show how far one can dispense with it.
  • Extract from : « Art in Needlework » by Lewis F. Day
  • The darning of the sampler, Illustration 43, is very simple.
  • Extract from : « Art in Needlework » by Lewis F. Day
  • The sampler, Illustration 46, wants little or no explanation.
  • Extract from : « Art in Needlework » by Lewis F. Day
  • A sampler on the wall informed the world that there was no place like home.
  • Extract from : « The House with the Green Shutters » by George Douglas Brown

Synonyms for sampler

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