单词 | assay office |
释义 | assay officenoun 1An establishment for the assaying of ores and metals.At Aclare itself a blacksmith store, carpenter shop, assay office, cottages, and a machinery house were all under construction and nearing completion....
1.1British An institution authorized to award hallmarks to articles made from precious metals. There are currently four in Britain, at London, Birmingham, Sheffield, and Edinburgh.But either way, it is a great deal less trouble to forge these marks than those of an English assay office. |
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