| Front | Teste, |
|---|---|
| Back | sb. a pot in which metals are tried, HD, SkD, C3; teest, HD. Phr.: to bring to the test, lit. to bring to the refiner's vessel, Sh._OF. teste, a refiner's vessel; Lat. testa, a vessel used in alchemy, orig. a piece of baked earthenware, also shell of fish, skull, head. Cp. OF. test (F. tAt), a test in chemistry, orig. a potsherd, see Bartsch. |
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