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made trial of

made trial of is the simple past and past participle of make trial of.

Meaning of make trial of

Verb

make trial of (third-person singular simple present makes trial of, present participle making trial of, simple past and past participle made trial of)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To check the quality, reliability, performance or genuineness of (something or someone).
    • […] he supposed it better, rather to craue the doubtfull mercie of his lord, than to make triall of the earle of Murreis certeine reuenge.1587, Raphael Holinshed, et al, Holinshed’s Chronicles, volume 2, London: Henry Denham, page 315

Questions about made trial of

What is made trial of the simple past and past participle of?
Made trial of is the simple past and past participle of make trial of.

Words near made trial of in the dictionary

  1. made tick
  2. made time
  3. made time with
  4. made to fade
  5. made tracks
  6. made trial of
  7. made up
  8. made up for lost time
  9. made up one's mind
  10. made up the numbers
  11. made up to

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