† standardingn.
Obsolete.
The action or practice of determining the composition and purity of precious metals, alloys, etc., according to a standard. Cf. standard v. 2.
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1655 T. Gibson Syntaxis Mathematica viii. 100 The Standarding of Gold and Silver.
1696 Order in Council 24 Sept. in London Gaz. No. 3222/1 The said Rate..upon the Receiving, Melting and Standarding of the said Plate.
1889 Economist 14 Dec. 1610/1 The official standarding of the metal by the great banks were recognised everywhere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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