saw.-trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.-tried quality; temper; proof.-essay; trial; attempt.-to try; to assay.-a kind of silk or satin.-a delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth.-to utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things.-to repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson.-to announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to.-to mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles.-to speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.-a speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.