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Attire > Religious attire > Samples
PREFERRED TERM
Samples  
DEFINITION
  • From the Old English "sampel" "saumpel" "saumpul". A set of a small quantity of materials as specimen of the products to show their quality and be offered for sale. About textiles, the set could include cloth specimens, threads, yarns, etc. of the different colours and shapes available.
BROADER CONCEPT
ENTRY TERMS
  • collection of samples
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
  • Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Echantillon

French

Campionario

Italian

Muestrario

Spanish

URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/709
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