Synonyms for sampler
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : sam-pler, sahm- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæm plər, ˈsɑm- |
Top 10 synonyms for sampler Other synonyms for the word sampler
- adornment
- allegorical
- appliqué
- arabesque
- bargello
- canvasser
- clarifying
- comparative
- corroborative
- crewel
- crochet
- cross-stitch
- delineative
- diagrammatic
- exemplifying
- explicatory
- expository
- graphic
- iconographic
- illuminative
- illustrational
- illustratory
- imagistic
- indicative
- interpretive
- lacery
- market researcher
- metaphoric
- needlework
- pictorial
- pictoric
- public opinion gatherer
- representative
- sample
- sampler
- specifying
- survey taker
- symbolic
- tatting
- tracery
- typical
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for sampler
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